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3
FUSELAGE

3.1 GENERAL
3.1.1 DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE SUB-ASSEMBLIES
3.1.2 ACCESS AND COMPARTIMENTS DIMENSIONS AND FLOOR CAPACITY

3.2 STRUCTURE OUTSTANDING FEATURES

3.2.1 THE STATIONS AND MAIN FRAMES
3.2.2 ZONING
3.2.3 WHERE ARE THE LOAD PATH?
3.2.4 SIGHTING PLATES AND ALIGNEMENT POINTS
3.2.5 LEVELLING LANDS AND JACKING POINTS
3.2.6 TIE DOWN POINTS
3.2.7 HOISTING THE AIRCRAFT
3.2.8 TOWING

3.3 GENERAL DESCRIPTION

3.3.1 MAIN COMPONENTS

3.4 ACCESS DOORS

3.4.1 DOORS INDICATING SYSTEM

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3.1 GENERAL
The structure of the helicopter EC155 is based on modern technology and makes wide use of new materals:sandwich
design stressed structure, NOMEX and carbon (fenestron fin ) and carbon fiber (horizontal stabilizer), composite (foam
or NOMEX sandwich) cowlings and fairing, it includes:
- the canopy
- the cabin
- the primary structure
- the tail structure
- the secondary structure

3.1.1 DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE SUB-ASSEMBLIES

=CANOPY AND DOORS
- welded framework (trapezodal light alloy tubes)
- NOMEX honeycomb celling with glass cloth
- 2 cabin access doors (1on LH side, 1on RH side) which
open forward and are jettisonable
- 2 sliding doors (1on LH side, 1on RH side) which open
aftward
- PERTELITE A 75 plexiglass transparent surface
- 1 baggage compartment door.

Ceiling

Doors
Forward structwelded

=PRIMARY STRUCTURE
The primary structure comprises:
-the forward structure which contains the welded frame
work, the doors and the ceiling
-the body structure which is attached to the forward structure by a mainframe
-the aft structure which is attached to the body structure
by another mainframe
-the transmission deck which is attached to the body structure and the aft structure.

Engine

Transmission
Strong

The body structure along with the bottom structure form

a rigid, monolithic assembly. It is the strongest part of
the fuselage because it directly confronts in-flight stress.
Forward

New design structure stiffened plates replaced by NOMEX

honeycomb panels with light alloy skin (lighter and more
resistant material).
- 3 main sections : forward structure, body structure
and aft structure
- 2 strong frames to which are attached the main rotor
shaft suspension bars
- titanium engine bay deck

Body

Aft

Fin
Junction

=TAIL STRUCTURE
NOMEX honeycomb tail boom with light alloy skin.
The tail boom, wich may be disassembled, is bolted to
the aft structure junction frame
- high strenght composite material fenestron fin
The stabilizer comprises:
- a one-piece carbon fabric,horizontal stabilizer wich passes
through the tail boom
- two NOMEX sandwich structure side fins
- glass fiber tail rotor guard
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Tail boom

Horizontal
stabilizer

Tail rotor

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3.1 GENERAL (Cont'd)

Firewalls

=SECONDARY STRUCTURE

Console

- metal honeycomb cabin and baggage hold floor.

-titanium engine bay firewall
-access to the fuels tanks can be obtained through the
cabin floor.

Cabin floor

Baggage hold floor

Electric equipement racks

= COWLINGS AND FAIRINGS

- all cowlings and fairings are made from composite materials :
- NOMEX or foam sandwich with glass cloth or Kevlar skin
- glass cloth or Kevlar one-piece construction.

3.1.2 ACCESS AND COMPARTIMENTS DIMENSIONS AND FLOOR CAPACITY

Cabin crew

Passenger cabin

Cargo hold

1340mm
52.75in

690mm
27.17in

1192mm
46.62 in

1644mm
64.72in

730mm
28.74in

1878mm
73.93in

2049mm
80.66in

2550mm
100.39in

2350mm
92.52in

Usable surface areas and volumes

The cargo hold
The passenger cabin
Volume 2.8 m3
Volume 6.7 m3
Floor surface area 2.86 m2
Floor surface area 5 m2

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3.2 STRUCTURE OUTSTANDING FEATURES
Z

3.2.1 THE STATIONS AND MAIN FRAMES

Y
X

3m

The aircraft references are determined by three planes

X, Y, Z :
- a horizontal plane, parallel to the cabin floor datum are
located 3 m (118.1 in) above this datum. This is the Z
datum plane (the cabin floor datum is materialized by the
surface of the cabin floor).
- a vertical plane perpendicular to the cabin floor datum.This
is the Y datum plane, the aircraft plane of symmentry,
from which lateral c.g dimensions are measured: These
dimensions are positive to the right of this plane (starbroard)
and negative to the left (port).
- a vertical plane, perpendicular to the two planes mentioned above, situated 157.5 in approx. forward of the centre of the main rotor head. This is the X datum plane from
which the longitudinal reference stations are measured.

4m

(15

7.5

in)

9187

6630
6977

5915

5149

4630

2905
3205
Frame 9

1700
2201
Frame 12

300

THE JUNCTION FRAMES

- structure / tail boom at station 6977
- tailboom / fenestron at station 9187

976

THE STRONG FRAMES

- 12 frame at station 2201
- 9 frame at station 2905
- frame at station 4630

3.2.2 ZONING

665
CABIN
645
COCKPIT

685
TRANSMISSION DECK

625
NOSE

635
BOTTOM STRUCTURE
SIDE FAIRING

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675
FUEL TANKS

695
BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT

705
TAIL BOOM

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3.2.3 WHERE ARE THE LOAD PATH?

With the bottom structure, the body structure forms a rigid

monolithic assembly. It is the strong part of the structure,
since it is this structure which directly absorbs the efforts
in flight (lift FN and weight P) and during landing at the
main landing gear units.
It supports the main power transmission system (MGB
and rotor), the engines, the landing gear, the aft structure
and the fuel tanks. The spars and bulkheads within the
frames form the compartiments for the :
- fuel tanks
- radio equipement
- main landing gear units

FN

3.2.4 SIGHTING PLATES AND ALIGNEMENT POINTS

SIGHTING PLATES

910 or 1506
(depending
on the version)

2955

4710

6937

9117

6575

Frame 6630
Frame 4630

Rear attachment
point

Frame 600

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3.2.5 LEVELLING LANDS AND JACKING POINTS
=LATERAL AND LONGITUDINAL LAVELLING LANDS
Red painted lands located on the RH side of transmission deck. Near to them, an engraved plate on which are marked
the transmission deck buckling values with respect to the aircraft horizontal datum.

=JACKING POINTS
- RH and LH symmmetrical jacking points (toolings)
- Rear jacking point along the aircraft centreline (permanently installed).

Levelling lands

Jacking point

Jacking points

=WEIGHING
The aircraft must be in the following configuration:
- on a hard surface, in a closed building,
- empty fuel tanks and circuits,
- the rotor brake must be tightened.
Record the mas of the optional equipement.

The jacking ball assembly must be installed onto the aircraft

The aircraft is on level by three jacks (1) on their assembly
of respective weighing (2).
the aircraft mass is equal to the sum of the three values
minus the mass of the optional installations.

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3.2.6 TIE DOWN POINTS
- 4 tie down points at cabin floor level positioned
symmetricaly on either side of the aircraft
- 1 tie down point at the rear lower part of tail boom
- 2 "strong wind" tie down points at transmission deck
positionned symmetricaly on either side of the aircraft.

3.2.7 HOISTING THE AIRCRAFT

Sling

- Ballast the aircraft to respect CG location

- Guide the aircraft with staying ropes

Staying ropes
Anchoring points

3.2.8 TOWING
The aircraft towing is carried out using tow-bar (1) with
fuse (rupture load 1000 +/- 50 daN).
REFER TO THE FLM FOR THE WEIGHT LIMIT OF THE AIRCRAFT TOWING
Keep an operator in the cockpit.
Check that the brake accumulator pressure is higher than 100 bars.
Do not exceed the maximum towing speed (10 Km/h).

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3.3 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
3.3.1 MAIN COMPONENTS

7
8

9
10
11
20

12
13
14
15

19
16
17
18

1 - Crew door
2 - Passenger door
3 - Ceiling
4 - Strong frames
5 - Transmission deck
6 - Fin
7 - "Fenestron" deck
8 - Out board fin
9 - Horizontal stabilizer
10 - Tail boom (it is a buoyancy reserve)
11 - Body structure

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Titanium
Light alloy
Carbon fabric
Metal honeycomb metal
skin sandwich structure
Nomex honeycombmetal
skin sandwich structure

Composite materials fiber glass

kevlar or Nomex sandwich structure

12 - Hold floor (access to the rear fuel tank)

13 - Engine deck
14 - Frame at station 4630 bears the attachementfitting
of MGB rear tie-bars and main landing gear
15 - Hold door (LH side only)
16 - Cabin rear floor (access to the central fuel tanks)
17 - Cockpit floor (Acces to the front fuel tanks)
18 - Hull
19 - Cabin forward floor
20 - Forward structure Canopy

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3.4 ACCESS DOORS
3.4.1 DOORS INDICATING SYSTEM
A microswitch on each door is connected by an electrical circuit to the CAD, which informs the flight crew if one or
more doors are open :
- "FWD DOOR" is displayed on the right of the CAD when the pilot's door is open, and on the left when the copilot's
door is open
- "AFT DOOR" is displayed on the right/left of the CAD when the right/left passenger door is open
- "LC DOOR"is displayed on the right/left of the CAD when the right / left baggage compartment door is open
- "GPU DOOR" is displayed when the external electrical power unit door is open

1 - Hold door microswith

2 - RH and LH aft doors microswitches
3 - Pilot's and copilot's doors microswitches
4 - CAD
5 - GPU door (optional)

1
2

5
4

Hold door

52 L

Pilot's door
36 W
30 K

FWD DOOR
AFT DOOR

FWD DOOR
AFT DOOR

LC DOOR

36

LC DOOR

Copilot's door

28 V

37 W

Regulation
10 V

FP1

FF1
162
Kg/h 44

RH Aft door

BAR

Kg
FUEL
1000Kg

END
3h 00mn

FF2
160

FP2
FP2

50 Kg/h
%
BAR

38 W

LH Aft door

39 W

When all doors are closed, the microswitches are closed. The corresponding warning lights on the CAD are "OFF" .If a
door is not correctly closed, the microswitch opens and the corresponding warning light comes "ON" on the CAD.
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