What is MBB/Kawasaki BK 117?
{|{{Infobox aircraft begin |name= MBB/Kawasaki BK117 |image=File:WA_Police_Polair-61.jpg |caption= [[Australia]]n [[police]] '''BK117'''. }}{{Infobox aircraft type |type= [[helicopter|Lightweight helicopter]] |national origin = [[Germany]] & [[Japan]] |manufacturer= [[Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm|MBB]] and [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]] |first flight= [[1979]] |introduction= [[1982]] |status= Active |primary user= |produced= Production stopped in [[2004]]. |number built= 443 |unit cost= }} |} The '''MBB/Kawasaki BK117''' is a twin-[[engine]], [[helicopter|lightweight helicopter]] designed and built in [[Germany]] and [[Japan]]. It has both [[civilian]] and [[military]] uses. To [[1992]] it was built by [[Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm]] and [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]]. Later, it was built by [[Eurocopter]] and Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Some were built under licence in [[Indonesia]] as '''NBK117'''. [[Eurocopter EC145]] is a newer type of BK117, but without a Japanese partner. == Bibliography == * Jackson, Robert, ''Helicopters: Military, Civilian, and Rescue Rotorcraft'' (The Aviation Factfile). London: Grange Books Ltd, 2005. {{ISBN|1-84013-812-2}}. * Gaillard, Pierre, ''Avions et hélicoptères militaires d'aujourd'hui'' Paris, France : Larivière éditions, 1999. {{ISBN|2-907051-24-5}}. * Frawley, Gerard, ''The international directory of military aircraft 2002/2003'' . London: Aerospace Publication, 2002. {{ISBN|1-875671-55-2}}. {{transport-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:MBB Kawasaki BK117}} [[Category:Helicopters]] [[Category:Japan]] [[Category:Germany]]