Mon, Feb 14, 2011
Cutters And Windshield Protectors Will Be Designed Specifically
For The ALH
A new Wire Strike Protection System (WSPS) will be developed
for the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Advanced Light Helicopter
(ALH) by Magellan Aerospace under a deal announced Monday. The
agreement includes the design and development of a WSPS for the HAL
Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), which will be carried out at
Magellan's Bristol Aerospace division in Winnipeg in 2011.
The AHL system is comprised of upper and lower cutters, along
with a windshield deflector, all designed by Bristol to be
integrated into the unique structure of the ALH.
"We have been making and delivering WSPS kits since 1980, and
are delighted to have HAL join our family of global customers,"
said Don Boitson, Vice President and General Manager, Bristol
Aerospace.
"This contract between us for design and development of a Wire
Strike Protection System is strategically an imperative for our
future business growth and we acknowledge the potential of Magellan
Aerospace and HAL with this program," added Ashok Nayak,
Chairman of HAL.
In 1977 Bristol, with the Canadian Forces, designed the WSPS to
provide a measure of protection for helicopters to the potentially
devastating consequences of inadvertent encounters with
horizontally strung wires and cables.
In 2009, a milestone was reached with the delivery of the
20,000th Wire Strike Protection System (WSPS) kit. More than 65
models of WSPS have been developed for commercial and military
customers around the world, and new systems continue to be designed
for the new helicopter developments that are increasing in size and
complexity.
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