HELIKOPTER SERVICE has ordered three twin-turbine Sikorsky Aircraft S-76C+ civil helicopters to upgrade services between Copenhagen International and the Swedish cities of Helsingborg and Malmo. The first two upgraded S-76s will be delivered to the Swedish company next March.
Deliveries of the uprated Turbomeca Arriel 2S1-powered S-76C+ began recently following US Federal Aviation Administration certification.
The first C+ aircraft was delivered in July to Norsk Helikopter. Eight S-76C+ rotorcraft have now been ordered. The last S-76C will be delivered this year.
Meanwhile, Sikorsky is continuing work on the S-92 Helibus prototype. The first flight of the 19-passenger medium-lift helicopter is expected in 1998. Five S-92 prototypes will be built at Sikorsky's Stratford, Connecticut, plant. Certification of two models, the S-92C civil aircraft, and the S-92IU international utility (military) version is planned for the year 2000.
Source: Flight International