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tion, and added a fire extin- guisher and Protective Breathing Equipment for passengers and crew. AAR purchased the two S-92
aircraft following an October 2010 USTRANSCOM contract award valued at $450 million to provide up to five years of airlift service in Afghanistan. Both air- craft are expected to begin oper- ations in Afghanistan during February 2011. AAR already operates 15 Sikorsky S-61N air- craft in various mission roles, including Afghanistan. “We evaluated a number of alternatives before concluding that the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter was the best choice to meet the arduous demands of supporting tactical lift missions in remote and extremely harsh environ- ments,” said Jeff Schloesser, president of AAR’s Airlift Group during an acceptance ceremony at Sikorsky Global Helicopter’s facility in Coatesville, Pa., where the air- craft are manufactured. “The selection came down to choosing the aircraft that best fulfills the requirements and enables us to offer reliability, responsiveness
and the best long-term business case for the military.” Sikorsky has delivered 129 S- 92 helicopters since September 2004 to commercial customers in the oil and gas industry, search and rescue, VIP transport and utility sectors. During those six years, the worldwide S-92 aircraft fleet has accumulated 285,000 flight hours, a record for a commercial fleet of Sikorsky helicopters in a similar timeframe.
A military version of the S-
92 airframe - the CH148 heli- copter equipped for naval oper- ations - is being designed and produced for the Canadian Government. Additionally, Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin have proposed a variant to the U.S. Navy for the next ‘Marine One’ helicopter fleet to trans- port the president of the United States.
The standard S-92 aircraft includes a spacious cockpit with excellent exterior visibility, a stand-up cabin for up to 19 pas-
sengers, modern avionics with large NVG-compatible displays, a crashworthy fuel system sepa- rated from the passenger com- partment, and a rear ramp for loading passengers or cargo. The S-92 was certified to
FAA/EASA harmonized Part 29 requirements, as amended through Amendment 47. The S- 92 remains the only aircraft to have been certified to this rigor- ous airworthiness standard with- out exception or waiver. ◆
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