Sat, Oct 22, 2005
Claims MD Explorer Offers Best Value at the Best Price
MD Helicopters says it's delivered its Light Utility Helicopter
(LUH) proposal to the US Army Aviation and Missile Command
headquarters at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
"MDHI embraced the Army's progressive approach on the LUH
Program that combined tough demands on specifications in the
helicopter with stringent requirements for logistics/training
programs and a stipulation for a cost-effective solution," said
Lynn Tilton, Chairman of the Board of Directors of MDHI. "Our
aircraft, the MD Explorer, is the only FAA-certified, off-the-
shelf solution available that combines the strict performance
requirements dictated by the LUH program with price and total
operating costs as set forth."
MDHI is proposing its MD Explorer Light Utility Helicopter and
Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) team for the US Army's LUH
Program. With MDHI as prime contractor in the proposal, DynCorp
International, Aviation Systems of Northwest Florida and GENCO
Infrastructure Solutions complete the team that will provide both
the aircraft and CLS throughout the life of the program.
"These are industry-leading partners to have on our team," said
Robert Rene, Chief Executive Officer for MDHI. "Together, along
with the MD Explorer, we have offered the Army a superior
combination of aircraft and logistical support. We appreciate the
opportunity to participate in the Army's evaluation and look
forward to the selection process."
In anticipation of the US Army
aircraft demonstration phase, MDHI will roll out two MD Explorer
aircraft equipped specifically for US Army service. The aircraft
will be delivered to the US Army for the fly-off that begins in
late November.
MDHI has upgraded the MD Explorer to include a Heli-Dyne Systems
600 lb.-capable hoist for rescue operations. It has also has added
primary flight displays featuring the new FlightLogic 3-D Synthetic
Vision electronic flight information system (EFIS) from Chelton
Flight Systems. The EFIS combines advanced heads-up-display (HUD)
type symbology with real-time forward-looking 3-D terrain
imagery.
The FlightLogic primary flight display provides a
three-dimensional representation of the oncoming terrain reflecting
the aircraft's relationship to that terrain in real time.
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