NEWS
Goodrich HUMS on Black Hawk and beyond
Helicopter Support Inc (HSI) developed by Goodrich’s Sensors
has announced the signing of a and Integrated Systems business
memorandum of understanding is a series of networked diagnostic
(MOU) with Goodrich Corporation sensors that continuously and
to collaboratively promote an comprehensively monitors the
advanced aircraft maintenance mechanical performance of the
solution to the worldwide rotary entire aircraft. This powerful
aircraft market. HSI is a support system provides real-time data that
and distribution company of enhances predictive maintenance.
Sikorsky Aerospace Services Integrating the HUMS data with
Goodrich will
(SAS), the aftermarket business Sikorsky Aerospace Services’ OEM
use it HUMS of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. Sikorsky installation expertise and support
experience on US
Black Hawks to
Aircraft is a subsidiary of United capabilities enables a breakthrough,
target international Technologies Corp proactive maintenance system that
customers.
The Health and Usage lowers operating costs and increases
Monitoring System (HUMS) fleet availability.
Sikorsky to redefine vertical flight
Sikorsky Aircraft launched its new technology development To accelerate growth of the Sikorsky Innovations global network,
organization - Sikorsky Innovations - at a program attended by more Sikorsky plans on expanding its collaboration and investments in
than 100 government, education, business, technology and other small, agile high-technology companies with aligned interests.
officials at the Connecticut Science Center in Hartford. Sikorsky Sikorsky recently completed such an investment in Eagle Aviation
Innovations is to develop and mature the technologies, products Technologies LLC of Hampton, Va. Sikorsky Innovations, while a
and processes that will redefine the future of vertical flight. “virtual” organization, is based at the company’s main facility in
The organization builds on Sikorsky’s nearly 90 years of Stratford, Conn.
innovation and will increase the scope of previous efforts by “Sikorsky Innovations will identify our customers’ toughest,
expanding collaborative arrangements spanning government high-value challenges and create solutions by understanding
technology agencies, academic institutions, other UTC facilities, the requirements, quickly maturing technology options, and
and entrepreneurial businesses where research and product demonstrating solutions in flight,” said Mark Miller, Vice President
development will take place in cooperation with Sikorsky’s of Research and Engineering. “We are currently working on
engineers and technicians. Projects are currently under way challenges in the areas of high-speed flight, optionally piloted
at more than 20 locations nationwide. A major focus will be aircraft, systems that enable safe operation in blinding, brown-out
maintenance reduction. conditions, and many others that only a few years ago might have
Sikorsky plans to spend more than $1 billion of investments and been considered technologically and economically unfeasible.”
contract R&D over the next 10 years.
Mk3 Chinook to enter service, finally
The RAF could deploy its Mk3 Chinooks to the Afghan theatre as early as this summer, it has
been revealed. UK Secretary of State for Defence, Bob Ainsworth and Under-Secretary of
State for Defence Equipment and Support, Quentin Davies were on hand at RAF Odiham in
Hampshire last January to mark the induction of the type into RAF service eight years late
and costing the taxpayer an extra £112 million.
“This has not been our finest hour,” explained Mr Ainsworth but said the introduction of
the aircraft was “really good news”.
“Two years may sound like a long time, but we have effectively conducted heart surgery
on these aircraft to get them to where we are now,” he added. Two of the eight aircraft
refitted by Boeing at Boscombe Down arrived at RAF Odiham shortly before Christmas, the
third is due to arrive imminently and all eight should be in service before the end of 2010.
RAF Chinook Mk3s to enter service this year.
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