safety of the more than 900,000 citizens who live, work and travel through their nearly 500 square miles of jurisdiction.
“In airborne law enforcement you cannot support the citizens of your jurisdiction and the patrol officer on the street if you cannot afford to fly,” said Sargent Aaron Smith, Chief Pilot, Prince George’s County Police Aviation Section. “Direct operating costs, reliability, simplicity, maneuverability, quiet technology, and most importantly, safety. All are factors we used to choose the MD 520 18-years ago, and we are choosing the right aircraft again today.”
The MD 520N is one of just three helicopters – all manufactured by MD Helicopters, Inc. – that feature the exclusive NOTAR® system for anti-torque and directional control. By replacing conventional tail rotors with the NOTAR system, the margin of safety immediately increases for crew and aircraft, and the noise decreases; making it one of the quietest helicopters in its class and an exceptional choice for effective and efficient operation in highly populous urban areas as well as remote, rural locations.
Prince George’s County Police Aviation Section will be the first law enforcement operator to fly the 450-shp Rolls-Royce 250-C20R/2- powered MD 520N with the new Block 1 all-glass cockpit. The cockpit features a Howell Instruments Engine Instruments Display, Garmin G500H EFIS and Garmin GTN 650 NAV/COM/GPS, as well as the Garmin GTN 635 COM/GPS.
“We are proud to be part of the Prince George’s County Police Department family, and to play a growing role in their efforts to protect the communities they serve,” Kitchen concludes. “We are excited to see this latest MD 520N join their decorated fleet.”
MD Helicopters will deliver the new, custom-configured MD 520N to the Prince George’s County Police Department, Aviation Section in Q2 2018.
2,300,000
The number of licensed drone pilots the FAA projects there to be by 2020.
144,000,000
The projected dollar price of each of new King Stallion that Lockheed is developing for the U. S. Marine Corp. That price is 4% higher per aircraft than the Navy projected.
Source:
https://www.bloomberg.com/ politics/articles/2017-05-09/lockheed-s- marine-helicopter-seen-costing-more- taking-longer
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275
The number of minutes a Bell 407 crew from Russia and
Poland flew on its longest leg in its current attempt to fly around the world. Follow their purple aircraft on its journey:
www.facebook.com/ WorldAround2017/
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