Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has certified the Sikorsky S-76D™ helicopter, for commercial operations in China.
Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has certified the Sikorsky S-76D™ helicopter, for commercial operations in China.
The S-76D is the latest S-76® model to be validated by CAAC after the S-76A™ and S-76C™ helicopters.
Following the certification, Sikorsky will deliver first S-76D to Yunnan Jingcheng Group this month, which was ordered in 2012. Jingcheng already flies an S-92® helicopter for corporate and VIP transportation. In September 2013, a second S-92 aircraft was purchased with delivery expected in November 2015.
Sikorsky has delivered more than 800 S-76 helicopters to customers globally since 1979, contributing daily to a growing 6.4-million-plus fleet flight hours total and has a current backlog exceeding $650 million.
The S-76D helicopter’s baseline equipment includes powerful and efficient Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210S turboshaft engines; an advanced THALES TopDeck ® integrated avionics system and four-axis autopilot; Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) incorporated into fleet monitoring and analysis; active vibration control; and all-composite, flaw-tolerant main rotor blades. A Rotor Ice Protection System (RIPS) for all-weather capability will be available as an option.
In September 2013, Sikorsky Aircraft and Changhe Aircraft Industries Corp. signed an agreement for Changhe to produce S-76D™ commercial helicopter cabins for Sikorsky. Changhe serves as a second source for S-76D cabins, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2016 and production volume based on market demand. Aero Vodochody in the Czech Republic also supplies the cabins.
The S-76D is the latest S-76® model to be validated by CAAC after the S-76A™ and S-76C™ helicopters.
Following the certification, Sikorsky will deliver first S-76D to Yunnan Jingcheng Group this month, which was ordered in 2012. Jingcheng already flies an S-92® helicopter for corporate and VIP transportation. In September 2013, a second S-92 aircraft was purchased with delivery expected in November 2015.
Sikorsky has delivered more than 800 S-76 helicopters to customers globally since 1979, contributing daily to a growing 6.4-million-plus fleet flight hours total and has a current backlog exceeding $650 million.
The S-76D helicopter’s baseline equipment includes powerful and efficient Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210S turboshaft engines; an advanced THALES TopDeck ® integrated avionics system and four-axis autopilot; Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) incorporated into fleet monitoring and analysis; active vibration control; and all-composite, flaw-tolerant main rotor blades. A Rotor Ice Protection System (RIPS) for all-weather capability will be available as an option.
In September 2013, Sikorsky Aircraft and Changhe Aircraft Industries Corp. signed an agreement for Changhe to produce S-76D™ commercial helicopter cabins for Sikorsky. Changhe serves as a second source for S-76D cabins, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2016 and production volume based on market demand. Aero Vodochody in the Czech Republic also supplies the cabins.
