ORLANDO, Florida, July 19, 2023 – MD Helicopters (MDH) announces an upgrade for increase MGTOW for all MD530F helicopters and an STC project for use the Rolls Royce 250-C30 engine in the MD520N. MD520N helicopter MDH has kicked off the STC project that will certify the use of a Rolls Royce 250-C30 engine in the MD520N, Leer másMD Helicopters offer upgrade to increase MGTOW for MD530F[…]
ATLANTA, March 7, 2023 – Pratt & Whitney Canada, a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, has expanded its P&WCSMART™ portfolio with a new “flat rate” parts package – comprised of new major assembly parts replaced during a scheduled reduction gearbox clutch inspection – available for several PT6T-3 helicopter engine models. “Our P&WCSMART portfolio provides customers with an Leer másPratt & Whitney expands P&WCSMART with PT6T-3 engine parts[…]
ATLANTA, March 7, 2023 – Pratt & Whitney Canada (PW) announced the rollout of new Remote Maintenance Kits comprised of strategically selected parts and tooling for helicopter engines that will support aircraft availability and maintenance autonomy. The kit is offered to customers enrolled in the company’s Eagle Service™ Plan (ESP™) pay-per-hour maintenance plan as part of their investment in Leer másNew Remote Maintenance Kit from Pratt & Whitney helicopter engines[…]
Longueuil, Quebec, Feb. 23, 2023 — Pratt & Whitney is celebrating 60 years of excellence and innovation and 500,000 million flight hours of PT6 engine. It has been embraced by fixed-wing and helicopter airframers around the world, with more than 64,000 PT6 engines produced since its introduction in 1963 the PT6 powers over 155 different Leer másPratt & Whitney PT6 engine achieve 500M million flight hours[…]
Rome/Bordes, 26/01/2023 – Leonardo and Safran Helicopter Engines have joined forces to further enhance the capabilities and competitiveness of the next generation AW09 single-engine helicopter with the Safran Arriel 2K turboshaft. The Leonardo Helicopters AW09 will feature the 1,000 shp class of power Safran Helicopter Engines Arriel 2K, the newest generation of the Arriel family. Leer másLeonardo AW09 will be powered by the Safran Arriel 2K turboshaft[…]
Discover Clean Aviation joint stand with the European Commission in Hall 4, right next to the ILA Berlin Future Lab, where you can find out how the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking will contribute to the European Union’s climate neutrality goals. Their aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in aviation by 30% by 2035, using disruptive Leer másJoin Clean Aviation at ILA Berlin on 22-26 June 2022[…]
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., March 29, 2022 – Pratt & Whitney announced a memorandum of understanding with Air bp regarding various workstreams with respect to the application of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blends at up to 100 percent in Pratt & Whitney engine testing and research. The agreement reflects Pratt & Whitney’s commitment to supporting the aviation Leer másPratt & Whitney and Air bp Sign MOU on SAF Testing and Research[…]
MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) presented the long standing E-to-F program for MD500E to MD530F helicopters conversion. Following a strict FAA-approved process, the E-to-F conversion upgrades an MD500E helicopter to an FAA-certified MD530F model. The robust conversion increases the aircraft’s gross weight to 3,350 lbs., improves its flight characteristics in confined areas, and boosts cruise speed, Leer másMDHI E-to-F program for MD500E to MD530F conversion[…]
Fort Campbell — DARPA and Sikorsky MATRIX technology perform the first autonomous flight S-70 Black Hawk Equipped with ALIAS (Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System). Sitting on the runway in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, one of Sikorsky’s pilots in an S-70™ Black Hawk® helicopter flips the optionally piloted cockpit switch from two to zero, exits the aircraft Leer másFirst autonomous flight S-70 Black Hawk equipped with ALIAS[…]
LONGUEUIL, Quebec, 16 de noviembre de 2021 — Pratt & Whitney Canada, una unidad de negocio de Pratt & Whitney, anunció hoy que participará en la estrategia a largo plazo de uso de biocombustible SAF del operador alemán de rescate aéreo ADAC Luftrettung. Para respaldar su objetivo de lograr la neutralidad de carbono para sus operaciones, Leer másPratt & Whitney y ADAC Luftrettung se unen para volar con biocombustible SAF[…]
