• A DB11 and an ACH130 - two of a kind. All photographs courtesy Aston Martin Lagonda
    A DB11 and an ACH130 - two of a kind. All photographs courtesy Aston Martin Lagonda
  • Chopper at rest.
    Chopper at rest.
  • Go on, you know you want them both.
    Go on, you know you want them both.
  • The ACH130 takes to the air.
    The ACH130 takes to the air.
  • Flyers, the pair of them.
    Flyers, the pair of them.
  • Helicopter detailing.
    Helicopter detailing.
  • Sibling rivalry.
    Sibling rivalry.
  • Two on the tarmac.
    Two on the tarmac.
  • That's the helicopter, not the car.
    That's the helicopter, not the car.
  • That's the helicopter again, not the car.
    That's the helicopter again, not the car.
  • Plush seats in the cabin.
    Plush seats in the cabin.
  • Both ready for take off.
    Both ready for take off.
  • Everyone in, seatbelts on.
    Everyone in, seatbelts on.
  • The race is on.
    The race is on.
  • Nose to nose.
    Nose to nose.
  • The ACH130's engine cowling.
    The ACH130's engine cowling.

Chopper squad: Aston Martin takes to the skies with Airbus


Simon Wilgress-Pipe
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If driving an Aston Martin isn’t a posh enough experience for you, you can now go one better and take a spin in the brand’s newest product – a helicopter.

The manufacturer has teamed up with aerospace giant Airbus to create the ACH130, a luxury chopper emblazoned with the kind of stylings generally only found on swanky (yet irreversibly earth-bound) automobiles.

Available in four external liveries with complementary interiors, the helicopters are embellished with signature elements taken from the cars, starting with the iconic wings, which are embossed in the various leather features inside the cabin.

Engineers at Airbus, an aeronautical firm more famous for making the A380 planes used by both Emirates and Etihad carriers, worked alongside their opposite numbers at Aston Martin for more than a year to refine the final products.

The result of their efforts is a whirlybird with rather plusher stylings than you might find on your average Chinook troop carrier, or, indeed most flying objects.

Each of these special edition helicopters will have a plaque included on the instrument panel that shows the partnership logos, the edition number and the owner’s name, should whoever buys one wishes to have it there.

If you fancy an ACH130, first deliveries will be taking place within the next three months.