Not common, but noticeable and distinctive. Large pod fuselage, high horizontal tail boom, huge angled vertical stabilizers. Also note the large air intake and visible exhaust pipe just below the always horizontal rigid rotors.

This is a joint German-Japanese venture, MBB providing the running gear, Kawasaki the airframe and electronics. Similar to the MBB 105, but with larger engines, more capacity, higher speed. The anticipated military market had not been achieved by 1991. A few of the first 100 produced are in air ambulance service in the United States, and attract attention by their unusual speed.