Sikorsky Delivers First
S-76D Helicopters to Bristow
Sikorsky announced yesterday that
it delivered the first two examples of the S-76D, an upgraded version of the
medium twin helicopter, to the Bristow Group late last month. The helicopters are
equipped for offshore oil and gas operations, a configuration certified by the
FAA in October 2012, and are to fly in the Gulf of Mexico. While the actual
price paid by customers remains undisclosed, the price of a typically equipped
offshore S-76D is in the $13 to $15 million range, Sikorsky Global Helicopters
president Carey Bond told AIN. The S-76D backlog is valued at $700
million in firm orders, he added, and the production line is booked until the
end of this year. The orders come from four market segments–offshore,
search-and-rescue, executive and EMS, Bond said. EASA certification of the S-76D
is expected in the second quarter. The new version features major changes over
the S-76C, such as a Thales TopDeck avionics suite, a dual-speed main rotor and
1,077-shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210S engines. The S-76D prototype first
flew in February 2009.
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