Sikorsky has fulfilled its contract to deliver seven S-92®helicopters to Bristow Helicopters Ltd. for UK Search and Rescue.
There are now 11 S-92 helicopters available for use by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency for the UK SAR mission; four began operations as part of the UK Gap SAR contract in June 2013.
S-92®helicopters are certified to meet the stringent safety requirements of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). These 11 S-92 helicopters will operate from bases strategically located near areas of high SAR incident rates in the U.K.
The S-92 aircraft are outfitted with state-of-the-art technology including:
- High Definition Forward Looking Infra-Red (FLIR) and thermal image camera technology.
- Night vision goggle (NVG) technology including glass cockpit.
- Equipped with icing protection system.
- Air Speed of 145 knots/166 mph.
- Endurance to perform for over four hours without refueling.
- Twin hoist.
- Comprehensive medical suite
To date, Sikorsky has delivered more than 250 S-92 helicopters to customers throughout the world. In 2014, Sikorsky celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the S-92 helicopter, which was first delivered in 2004.
The fleet has reached more than 800,000 flight hours, with over 90 percent of those hours providing offshore oil and gas worker transportation.
