DART Helicopter Services Announces EASA Approval of Apical 206/407 Tri-Bag Emergency Float System
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DART Helicopter Services announced today that their affiliated partner, Apical Industries, World Class Leader in Emergency Flotation and Evacuation Equipment, has received EASA approval for their innovative Tri-Bag Emergency Float System which is available with and without Liferafts for Bell model 206A/B/L/L-1/L-3/L-4 and 407 helicopters.
Operator benefit highlights
- System equipped to facilitate aircraft recovery after an emergency water landing
- Conserves valuable passenger space and improves safety with the externally mounted, integrated liferaft solution
- Tri-Bag Emergency Float System weighs only 122 lbs and with liferafts included, weighs only 169 lbs (206A/B kits weigh 10 lbs less)
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The Tri-Bag Emergency Float System provides the industry's most stable float platform and is designed to allow the aircraft to
be recovered by towing after an emergency water landing.
Each system includes six floats and an inflation reservoir/valve assembly. The floats are deployed manually by a cyclic mounted lever.
An optional automatic electrical inflation system has recently been certified. With this new option, two water activated switches are installed
on the under-side of the fuselage to provide an automatic back-up to the pilot operated mechanical system.
The patented integrated design of the Apical Liferaft system conserves valuable passenger space and provides a significant safety benefit
over cabin mounted options. The two six-man Liferafts are integrated with the mid-floats and include twin-tubes, full canopies and survival kits.
Jeff Shapiro, CEO of DART Helicopter Services, commented that, "This approval comes as a result of our drive to not only develop new
products to meet existing needs, but also to extend existing products to new markets by actively pursuing local certifications.
Our affiliated partners have worked diligently and the culmination of their effort is that over 30 new certifications were received in 2006.
We plan to continue to seek further approvals in 2007."
DART Helicopter Services LLC is a privately held Sales & Marketing company whose primary focus is creating sales networks for aerospace manufacturers who are looking to benefit from DART's global marketing network and sales channel and for rotary wing operators who are seeking a supplier with a comprehensive product line and superior customer support. DART'S affiliated companies, DART Aerospace Inc. and Apical Industries Inc. own over 300 STC's and manufacture over 500 products. With its highly trained and knowledgeable North American and International sales team, DART Helicopter Services distributes more than 1000 aftermarket products to over 120 countries.
For further information, please call
N. American Sales 1 (800) 556 4166 or 1 (613) 632 3336
International Sales 1 (246) 420 7282
[email protected]
www.darthelicopterservices.com
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