Farnborough '08: Sikorsky Lauds 100,000 Flight Hours For S-92 Fleet | Aero-News Network
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

Airborne Unlimited -- Most Recent Daily Episodes

Episode Date

Airborne-Monday

Airborne-Tuesday

Airborne-Wednesday Airborne-Thursday

Airborne-Friday

Airborne On YouTube

Airborne-Unlimited-05.06.24

Airborne-NextGen-05.07.24

Airborne-Unlimited-05.08.24 Airborne-FlightTraining-05.09.24

Airborne-Unlimited-05.10.24

Tue, Jul 15, 2008

Farnborough '08: Sikorsky Lauds 100,000 Flight Hours For S-92 Fleet

67 Helos Now In Service; 11 S-92s Fly 130-170 Hours Per Month

Sikorsky's S-92 helicopter fleet continues to perform at an impressive operational tempo with the fleet recently passing 100,000 total flight hours, the company announced this week at the Farnborough International Air Show.

The first production S-92 helicopter was delivered in late 2004. There are now 67 S-92 helicopters in operation. Eleven of the S-92 helicopters currently in service fly an estimated 130-170 hours per month; 13 of the aircraft have more than 3,500 flight hours to date. Operational availability for the S-92 fleet averaged 91 percent in 2007.

"The marketplace is driving the need for the S-92 helicopter in the offshore oil segment in particular," said Marc Poland, Sikorsky Vice President, Commercial Programs. "The challenging conditions that exist today require a tough and reliable aircraft to fill that need, and the S-92 helicopter has proven itself to be precisely that kind of aircraft."

The S-92 helicopter is a multi-mission medium helicopter used in a variety of roles including offshore oil, executive transport, search and rescue, and Head of State. 

The S-92 is the first helicopter in the world certified to the latest US Federal Aviation Administration and European Joint airworthiness safety standards. The S-92 features a Rotor Ice Protection System (RIPS), which allows the aircraft to operate in known icing conditions.

RIPS has been certified by both North American and European aviation authorities and is available on S-92 military variants as well as commercial aircraft.

FMI: www.sikorsky.com

Advertisement

More News

Airborne-Flight Training 05.09.24: ERAU at AIAA, LIFT Diamond Buy, Epic A&P

Also: Vertical Flight Society, NBAA Maintenance Conference, GA Honored, AMT Scholarship For the first time, students from Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach, Florida, campus took t>[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.07.24): Hazardous Weather Information

Hazardous Weather Information Summary of significant meteorological information (SIGMET/WS), convective significant meteorological information (convective SIGMET/WST), urgent pilot>[...]

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.07.24)

"The need for innovation at speed and scale is greater than ever. The X-62A VISTA is a crucial platform in our efforts to develop, test and integrate AI, as well as to establish AI>[...]

NTSB Final Report: Cessna 150

(FAA) Inspector Observed That Both Fuel Tanks Were Intact And That Only A Minimal Amount Of Fuel Remained In Each Analysis: According to the pilot, approximately 8 miles from the d>[...]

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.08.24)

“Pyka’s Pelican Cargo is unlike any other UAS solution on the market for contested logistics. We assessed a number of leading capabilities and concluded that the Pelica>[...]

blog comments powered by Disqus



Advertisement

Advertisement

Podcasts

Advertisement

© 2007 - 2024 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC