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Global independent
MRO provider Vector Aerospace continues to support
the needs of Bell Huey helicopter operators
worldwide with its UH-1H3 (“Hot, High, Heavy”)
upgrade & modernization program.
Developed as a
cost-effective means of enhancing the performance of
the enduring UH-1H platform, 1,500 of which remain
in service worldwide, the UH-1H3 ‘Hot, High, Heavy’
upgrade offers operators a portfolio of technical
solutions with which to customize the Huey to their
specific requirements.
These include:
- High
performance tailboom, with upgraded upper
longerons, improved skins, BLR FastFin® and dual
strake system
- Upgraded main
rotor transmission, hub, swashplate assembly,
stabilizer and blades
- Upgraded main
and tail rotor drive shaft and couplings
- Upgraded tail
rotor, tail rotor gearbox and push-pull tube
control system
- Airframe
upgrade, including lift beam, main beam and
cross tube tunnel
- Honeywell
T53-L-703 engine
Vector also offers
a range of electrical and avionics upgrades to
complement the UH-1H3 ‘Hot, High, Heavy’ upgrade,
including complete airframe rewire, instrument panel
modifications and three- or four-screen glass
cockpit avionics suites.
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Capt.
Jeff Rose and Lt. Al Daniel of the San
Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
with the Vector team in Langley, BC. |
Customers for the
UH-1H3 upgrade include the San Bernardino County
Sheriff’s Department (SBCSD), which operates the
UH-1H in support of a wide range of missions across
the San Bernardino Valley and San Bernardino
Mountains, including search & rescue, fire
suppression and homeland security. Vector is proud
to serve the SBCSD, and will be delivering an
upgraded UH-1H3 - complete with Garmin GTN 650H GPS/nav/comms
and GTX transponder, integrated to display TCAS,
HTAWS and ADS-B - back to them this week to the
support the Department’s missions. |
