54 Vol. 10 / No. 4 / April 2018 Global Aviator
Helicopter shows 2018
On day two of HeliExpo
2018 in Las Vegas,
Nevada, Kopter Group
AG has announced
that Safomar Aviation
(Pty) Ltd of South Africa
had signed an order of
two units of the SH09
single turbine helicopter.Safomar is currently
in advanced stage
discussions with Kopter of
a representation agreement
for its products in South
Africa which will include
sales and after sales support
and services for the future
SH09 fleets.
Safomar Aviation has
been operating in Southern
Africa over the past 30
years. It is a diverse aviation
group comprising of aircraft
sales, after sales support,
pilot and technical training,displayed a recently
refurbished Cleveland
Metro Life Flight Airbus
H145. The helicopter
has a reconditioned
interior, upgraded
Techisonic TDFM9100
FM communication
system and dual GarminBoeing
Aviall, a Boeing company,
said they will provide
CHC Helicopter with
Vendor Managed Inventory
services to support its
global helicopter fleet,
which includes aircraft like
the Sikorsky S-92. Vendor
managed inventory should
improve efficiency and
streamline supply chain costsGTX330ES ADS-B. It also
features the Outerlink
Iris flight tracking,
communication, and
monitoring system.
Cleveland Metro
Life Flight has been
part of the Metro
family since 2009.for CHC, Boeing said. The
workflow tools included
would provide CHC with
integration into Aviall’s
planning, forecasting
and delivery model with
real-time information
for parts availability and
distribution to CHC’s
regional base locations in
Australia, Brazil, Europe
and North America. •maintenance, aircraft spares
supply and repairs thus
providing a full turnkey
solution to the aviation
industry on the continent.
Shai Shalem, Safomar
Aviation Group CEO, said that
they were pleased to enter into
a partnership with Kopter as
they believe the helicopter’s
latest and revolutionary
technology with the diversified
capabilities would cater to
the various applications and
missions in the medium single
engine helicopters and would
certainly be a game changer
in the helicopter fraternity.
He added that he believed
that the Safomar Aviation
Group was best positioned to
promote and sell this ground
breaking product and the
company looked forward to
growing the product and
their relationship with Kopter
in Southern Africa. •Kopter announces order for two
units from Safomar Aviation
of South AfricaRobinson has added
wire strike protection
provisions to its R66
options list. Available
only on R66 helicopters,
the provisions are FAA
certified and allow for
easy, bolt-on installation
of Magellan’s WSPS
(Wire Strike Protection
System) sold separately
by Magellan Aerospace,
Winnipeg, Canada.
The manufacturer
announced it has added
provisions, FAA-
certificated, for bolt-on
installation of Magellan
Aerospace’s wire strike
protection system.The protection system is
sold separately by Magellan
of Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada. Seven pounds are
added to the empty weight
of the helicopter with
the provisions, Robinson
said. That comprises
reinforcement and attach
points on the windshield
bow, roof and chin, with
low-profile deflectors near
the ground handling ball and
forward landing gear struts.
Magellan’s R66
WSPS, complete with wire
deflectors and cutting blades
adds 16 lb. to the empty
weight of the helicopter.
The system is available
as a kit compatible with
Robinson factory-installed
provisions for $16,000 or
as a complete after market
kit with field-installable
provisions for $22,800.
The complete wire
strike protection system was
on display at this year’s
Heli-Expo. •Wire Strike Protection for
R66 Helicopters