Safran Makila family
Safran Makila is a turboshaft family for heavyweight helicopters, with civil applications in offshore transport and rescue. The Makila 1A1 powers the Airbus H215, while the Makila 2A and 2A1 are developments of Makila 1 for the H225 family. Safran records certification of the Makila 2A/2A1 in 2004 and more than 12 million operating hours across Makila engines. The Makila I and Makila 2 branches retain separate model identities and approved installation details.
Identity
- Aliases
- MakilaTurbomeca Makila
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- family
- Kind
- turboshaft
- Name
- Safran Makila family
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- Safran Makila is a turboshaft family for heavyweight helicopters, with civil applications in offshore transport and rescue. The Makila 1A1 powers the Airbus H215, while the Makila 2A and 2A1 are developments of Makila 1 for the H225 family. Safran records certification of the Makila 2A/2A1 in 2004 and more than 12 million operating hours across Makila engines. The Makila I and Makila 2 branches retain separate model identities and approved installation details.
- Manufacturers
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 11, 2026 at 01:53:02 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 17, 2026 at 14:05:42 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-10
- Note
- Official helicopter-engine product identity and Makila 1/Makila 2 model-family boundary.
- Publisher
- Safran Helicopter Engines
- Title
- Makila, the highest-performing and most reliable helicopter engine in its category
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-10
- Note
- Regulator type-certificate record identifies MAKILA I series and Safran Helicopter Engines as manufacturer/TC holder.
- Publisher
- European Union Aviation Safety Agency
- Title
- EASA.E.072 — MAKILA I series engines
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-10
- Note
- Regulator type-certificate record preserves the separate MAKILA 2 series boundary.
- Publisher
- European Union Aviation Safety Agency
- Title
- EASA.E.006 — MAKILA 2 Series engines