Hanga Talk
Gill Batteries Receives FAA PMA to Install its 7000 Series/LT Battery on all Bell 407-Series Helicopters
New-generation sealed lead acid battery delivers more start-up power, more residual power, and lower maintenance costs to Bell 407 operators. In addition, the new battery has also been selected as original equipment on the new Bell 407 GXP.
Representatives of Gill Batteries announced that the company has received an FAA Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) to install its new-generation 7407-28 sealed lead acid battery on all models of the Bell 407 helicopter. In addition, the company also announced that Bell Helicopter has selected the new battery as original equipment aboard its new 407 GXP.
“This is the newest member of our advanced 7000 series/LT sealed lead acid battery for helicopters,” stated Gill Batteries’ General Manager, Armando Chacon. “Now that we have the FAA STC and PMA we are very excited to be able to offer its benefits to the entire global fleet of Bell 407-series helicopters.”
Chacon explained that the Gill 7407-28 sealed lead acid battery provides a number of advantages over a NiCad battery, including the fact that it does not require the hazardous materials restrictions or any special maintenance processes. Along with these advantages, the higher performance
Gill 7000 series/LT provides a number of benefits compared to all competitive batteries, including:
• More initial start up power • More residual power after start up • Recharge rates up to 50-percent faster
• Up to 18 months or 1,800 hours before requiring an in-shop recharging and capacity check
• Lower cost than competitive batteries.
“Bell 407-series helicopters are extremely reliable and hard- working aircraft,” Chacon said. “We are very proud to be able to help owner/operators maximize the value of their helicopters by equipping them with a battery that delivers equally exceptional performance.”
“With the FAA STC and PMA in hand on the 7407-28 battery, we are well on our way to our goal of having the same approvals for other leading helicopter models, including those from Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo (Augusta Westland models) and Robinson Helicopters,” he said. “Our plan is to continue to add FAA STCs and PMA approvals for our 7000 series/LT sealed lead acid batteries for these rotorcraft throughout this year.”
TracPlus Offers Iridium®
Push-To-Talk
Global tracking service provider TracPlus has been approved to offer Iridium Push-To-Talk (PTT) capability to its existing and new customers.
Iridium PTT leverages Iridium’s constellation of low-earth orbit satellites to provide push-to-talk “walkie-talkie” communications using Iridium satellite phones and the Flightcell DZMx, as well as traditional point-to-point satellite voice calls
This offering makes TracPlus the first tracking service provider globally to offer tracking, messaging, voice and PTT capabilities
for owners of the Flightcell DZMx. TracPlus has also recently announced an aggressive new pricing model supporting new Cellular IP capabilities of the DZMx.
“We are proud to support new innovations from both Flightcell International and Iridium,” says TracPlus Chief Operating Officer Chris Hinch, “and being able to offer PTT marks a significant step forward in the range of services and capabilities that we can offer our customers around the world as a single source provider.”
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