Swiss Helicopter Engineering AG has announced that its new Cockpit Floor Window is now ready to be ordered.

The new Cockpit Floor Window is fully designed, developed and produced by Swiss Helicopter Engineering AG in close cooperation with a wide range of individual operators and pilots. It is composed of an enlarged cut out in the cockpit floor on the right side of the pilot seat and a window on the lower cowling to ensure high visibility on the H125 / AS350 B3.

The Cockpit Floor Window has been developed with the objective to maximize the view of the pilot during sling load operations without modifying the external shape of the helicopter. A key design feature of this modification is the optimization of lateral visibility through the reduction of the right-hand floor edge dimensions. The thickness has been decreased to 20 mm, thereby minimizing the “blind spot” to the sling load while fully preserving the structural integrity of the edge, which remains completely suitable for stepping without limitations.


The helicopter structure has been modified primarily through sheet metal design and by reducing the number of milled components, with the aim of improving compatibility with H125 / AS350 B3 helicopters and minimizing installation effort for operators.