Fri, Oct 15, 2010
Previously Certified By FAA, EASA
Eurocopter EC135 operators in Canada have a new cable cutting
option available for their aircraft. DART Helicopter Services said
Tuesday that their subsidiary partner Apical Industries has
received Transport Canada approval of their Cable Cutters Kit for
Eurocopter EC135 P1, T1, P2, T2, P2+, T2+ model helicopters. FAA
and EASA approvals have been previously received.
The Cable Cutters Kit is designed to protect the helicopter
during a wire strike by providing the capability to cut a cable or
wire before catastrophic damage occurs.
The EC135 Cable Cutters Kit significantly reduces the
possibility of a cable or wire entering the cockpit and the chance
of flight control damage. Similar cable/wire cutting devises have
proven to be effective even during multiple wire strikes. The kit
incorporates both an upper and lower cutter and each cutter is
designed with high strength cutting blades. The Apical cutter was
tested to verify the capability to cut a cable having a 14,000 lb
tensile strength. The kit contains skidtube mounted deflectors and
wiper deflectors as standard. The kit also includes everything
necessary to install the kit and is compatible with, but does not
require, any previously installed OEM fixed provisions. An optional
GPS antenna mount kit is also available, which allows an antenna to
be placed on the upper cutter deflector for ideal satellite
reception.
Apical’s EC135 cable cutter kit consists of an upper
cutter/deflector and support struts, windshield deflectors, lower
cutter/deflector and mouthing support, and skid deflectors.
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