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Japan Aerospace Corporation and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Engage DART Aerospace to Certify Fire Attack® System for the New Five-Bladed H145//BK117D-3
Japan Aerospace Corporation (JAC) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) recently signed an agreement with DART Aerospace to design and certify a fire attack® new five-bladed H145.
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The partnership came at the request of DART representative JAC to market a fire attack®
Japan. KHI will assemble the new five-bladed H145 in Japan, and it’s partnering with JAC to help test, certify and install the tank with DART on the H145.
“This agreement not only creates opportunities for new markets that operate this high-performing aircraft, but it also expands DART’s portfolio of products to another popular aircraft model,” says Steve Ghaleb, VP of Sales at DART Aerospace. “This is another example of DART’s longstanding history of partnerships with our clients to collaboratively find solutions for their missions.”
The system will reflect DART’s proven Model 311GII system, designed for the EC145/Kawasaki BK117C-2 helicopter. The lightweight, belly-mounted Model 311GII Fire Attack System features a 240-gallon/912-liter main tank and 14-gallon/53-liter foam tank, a 10-foot-5 long hover pump with a 450-gallon/1,703 liter-per-minute pump flow rate, and the ability to deliver multiple drops with one tank load.
“We are excited to work together with DART for a fire attack® system solution that serves our H145//BK117D-3 customers in Japan,” says Hiroshi Kuramae, president & CEO at JAC. “DART systems are popular here and this new addition will help that popularity grow with a new set of customers.”
FAA certification for the H145 Fire Attack® System is expected
by the end of 2022 with Japanese JCAB certification following afterward.
28 Mar/Apr 2022 system for the H145 helicopter in
Air Corporate Acquires H125 FTD Level 3 and H145 FTD Level 3 from Entrol
Air Corporate recently completed the purchase of two FTD Level 3 simulators based on the H125 and H145 helicopters.
Both simulators will feature the latest Entrol technology, including a spherical visual system, vibration system, high- resolution database, formation flying and mission scenarios.
“We are glad to keep expanding our FTD Level 3 simulators portfolio. These devices will play a critical role in the industry due to its versatility for proficiency checks, type rating and mission training,” states Nacho Navacerrada, head of sales for Entrol.
Roberto Barsotti, crew training manager at Air Corporate, added, “With the purchase of these two flight simulators, our company intends to share its experience, gained over the years, making available to pilots its know-how in training so that all our customers can be put in a position to fly with greater serenity and safety. Our training experience on helicopters is not limited to the Italian geographical area alone, but has developed in different operational and environmental areas, and adapted to different professional backgrounds of pilots.
Furthermore, in order to carry out training for pilots of Government Organizations (Border Police and Presidential Crew in Georgia, Police in Albania, etc.), as well as to operate abroad, we have been approved and certified by several CAAs in the EASA circuit.”
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