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helped the industry as a whole in
such a way that it is expected that
the growth in the years to come,
will be consistent and smooth.
he industry’s optimism was evi-
dent in the fair atmosphere, well
crowded and with intense activity
over the three days.
AROUND THE STANDS
Presence was ensured at the fair; all
the main competitors were present
at the fair with signiicant stands.
Sikorsky
Sikorsky, already comfortable as
part of the Lockheed Martin group,
has brought to the fair its civil mar-
ket stars, in addition to a civilized
version of its Blackhawk military
helicopter. In its stand, it was
possible to visit its products. he
Blackhawk modiied for the use of
Los Angeles police force was the
star of the stand, and attracted fair
attention. Very crowded, the area
also has a S76D painted in black,
very nice and noticiable.
Bell
Bell has launched its new name –
now it is Bell and no more Bell He-
licopters – and new visual identity
in a stand with fair prominence.
It has brought to the fair its full
product line, and delivered the two
irst Brazilian Bell 505 helicopters
to Helisul on the second day of the
fair. It should also be mentioned
the launch of the new Bell 407 GXi,
with the new Garmin G1000H
electronics suite, which allows
integration with smartphones and
tablets, and the new RR-250-C47E4
engine with two Fadec increasing
engine redundancy.
Like what it did in Dallas the
previous year, Bell has beneited
from the fair to demonstrate
another futuristic concept of the
transport. Who was interested and
prepared to face a queue that could
last up to 40 minutes could make a
virtual tour in the concept of urban
transport shown by the company.
Leonardo
Leonardo’s stand showed its main
products. he highlight was the
medium utility helicopter AW169
(MUH), with speciic conigu-
ration to meet the aeromedical
rescue market.
he Italians also have made,
in the eve of Heli-Expo, an an-
nouncement that may open the
way for the commercial entry
into service of the AW609 in the
US. he ERA group, one of the
world’s largest rotary wing air-
crat operators, shall receive two
AW609 in mid-2020. he agree-
ment includes a training package
to support the entry into service
of the new aircrats.
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