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aircraft. Based on the proven design and performance of the Bell 206L4, the 206L1+ and 206L3+ performance plus pro- grams enhance aircraft per- formance and reliability and increase operational efficiencies by reducing direct operating costs, increasing payload capaci- ty and the transmission takeoff power rating, standardizing fleet configurations, and streamlin- ing spare parts procurement. Every part of the performance plus upgrade kit is currently in production. “We are commit- ted to researching and develop- ing new upgrade offerings that expand the performance capa- bilities of Bell aircraft and meet our customers’ mission require- ments,” said Maldonado. “The 206L1+ and 206L3+ perform- ance plus kits are just one exam-
ple of Bell’s continual effort to bring greater value to our cus- tomers through improvements to our helicopters.”
Bell Helicopter Continues to Ramp Up H-1 Production
Bell Helicopter continues to ramp up its production of H-1 helicopters after receiving a $546 million contract in June for the manufacture and deliv- ery of Lot 7 of the U.S. Marine Corps H-1 Upgrade program. The contract includes 18 UH-1Y utility helicopters and 11 AH-1Z attack helicopters. Final assembly of the helicopters will take place at Bell’s Military Aircraft Assembly and Delivery Center in Amarillo, Texas, with
deliveries of Lot 7 aircraft to begin in 2011.
In October 2009, Bell began construction of a $31 million, 137,000-square-foot H-1 flight operations hangar and 500,000 square feet of addi- tional ramp space at its Amarillo facility. Expansion is expected to be complete in October 2010. Bell delivered one AH-1Z
and eight UH-1Ys in 2009 and is under contract to deliver six AH-1Zs and 13 UH-1Ys in 2010. The company expects to ramp up to delivering 26 air- craft per year in 2012. The UH-1Y is currently deployed to Afghanistan, flying with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 (HMLA-369), the "Gunfighters."
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