SIKORSKY S-92 HELIBUS

The S-92 was announced in March 1992, but an official programme launch had to wait until the Paris Air Show in June 1995. Currently, five prototypes are under construction at Stratford for ground and flight tests to be conducted at the West Palm Beach Development Fight Center in Florida. First flight is scheduled for September 1998, to be followed by commercial type-certification in mid-2000 and first deliveries in 2001. There will be civil (S-92C) and military (S-92 International Utility) versions of the new helicopter, which builds on proven dynamic system design concepts from the UH-60 Black Hawk. In the bigger fuselage, 40 per cent composites are used, mainly in secondary structures. The cockpit features full CRT equipment as well as digital AFCS with autopilot.

Characteristics Características	Information Información	Characteristics Características	Information Información
First Flight Primer Vuelo	1998	Engine Motor	2 G.E CT -7
Seating Capacity Plazas	2 / 19	Power Potencia	1750 SHP each TOff 1450 SHP Cont
Empty Weight Peso Vacío	13730 Lbs	Hover Ceiling O.G.E. Estacionario O.G.E	6500 Fts
Maximum Weight Peso Máximo	22220 Lbs	Hover Ceiling I.G.E. Estacionario I.G.E	10800 Fts
Vel. Cruise Vel. crucero	140 Kts	Service Ceiling Techo de Servicio	Fts
V.N.E. V.N.E	160 Kts	Maximum Range (Std) Alcance (Std)	400 NM