007 Relations

Villain/henchmens vehicle

Vehicle Bond is passenger in

Notes

Xenia Onatopp steals the prototype helicopter off a French navy ship during the demonstration of this agile state-of-the-art helicopter.
Later Natalya and Bond are trapped inside the helicopter.

Prototype first flight in April 1991. The first production Tigers was delivered to French ALAT in 1997.

Technical Data

• Manufacturer: Eurocopter (France/Germany)
• Model: Eurocopter Tiger
• Type: Attack helicopter
  Powerplant
• Engine: 2 MTU/Turbomeca/Rolls-Royce turbines
• Power: 2370 shp (1916 kW)
  Dimensions
• Rotor diameter: 42 ft 7 in (13 m)
• Length: 45 ft 11 in (14 m)
• Height: 14 ft 2 in (4,3 m)
  Weights
• Empty: 7275 lb (3300 kg)
• Max T/O: 12787 lb (5800 kg)
  Perfomance
• Max speed: 174 mph (280 kmh)
• Endurance: 2 hours 50 min
• capacity: 1 pilot 1 weapons operator

Gadgets

• None

Sources

Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1989-90, page 128/129.
Jane's Modern Military Helicopters, Tim Ripley, HarperCollinsPublishers, 1998, page 29/30.
The Helicopter, Patrick Allen, Airlife Publishing, 1996, page 83.