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Aerometals Introduces New Flat Filter Inlet Barrier Filter Design for Airbus 350/130B4/H130 Series
Aerometals recently announced Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) concurrence for a new flat filter inlet barrier filter (IBF) design for the AS350 and H130 airframe series with both single- and dual-hydraulic configuration. The new design will be offered as a new filter assembly as well as an upgrade to existing filter assemblies.
Benefits of the new flat design include an increased service interval from 100 to 150 hours, improved cleaning and oiling,
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The estimated number of hectares that Australian wildfires destroyed in 2019- 20, according to a Royal Commission. Tragically, the report also states that the fires were directly responsible for killing 33 people. The managing director of Australian aerial firefighting company Kestrel Aviation says helicopters like Pratt & Whitney- powered Bell 212s and 412s are key weapons for fighting fires in seasons that have extended from an average of 90 days to as many as 160 days.
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The hours that a specially configured Lockheed Martin Stalker VXE unmanned aerial system (UAS) flew in February for a record-setting endurance test at Santa Margarita Ranch in California. The flight was aimed at expanding the Stalker’s mission capabilities and has been submitted to Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) for world record final certification.
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The number of U.S. Army bases named in honor of Confederate Civil War generals that could be renamed. The bases include Fort Rucker in Alabama, where many in our industry learned helicopters. A congressionally mandated Naming Commission recently revealed 87 potential new names for the Army installations, including those of former President Dwight Eisenhower, former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell, and the abolitionist who was the first woman to lead an armed (Union) expedition in the War Between the States, Harriet Tubman.
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a two-pound reduction in weight, and simplified preflight and inclement weather inspection. Aerometals designed, manufactures and distributes the advanced filtration system that protects critical engine components from corrosion, fouling, erosion, and foreign-object damage (FOD). Additionally, the IBF can provide up to 96.8% separation efficiency of airborne salt nuclei for salt-laden or offshore environments.
Modification of older IBF systems can be accomplished with simple hardware removal and replacement, with no composite repair required.
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