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LOOP News 4 OCT 06: SIKORSKY GOES EASTUS GIANT Sikorsky is trying to buy Polish manufacturer PZL Mielec. The deal was going through as LOOP went to press but Sikorsky president, Jeffery Pino, has confirmed they want to acquire the whole company. PZL is already heavily involved with Sikorsky in the manufacture of an international version of the Black Hawk military helicopter. Speaking at the PZL factory, Pino said: "We are here for strategic partnership at some level with the ultimate goal...a full acquisition. Until the deal is completed, we will keep the details quiet but it is a very substantial and fundamental deal." PZL Mielec is wholly owned by the Polish government. It is Poland's largest aircraft manufacturer with 1500 employees and has more than 60 years aerospace experience. The international Black Hawk is likely to be a couple of years behind the latest version for the US Army, announced recently. The UH-60M has a new airframe, avionics and propulsion system in one of the most comprehensive updates the aircraft has had since first launched in 1978. "The UH-60M will provide reduced pilot workload, increased lift, better protection and enhanced survivability," said Pino, who is a former US Army Master Aviator with 26 years combined active, reserve and National Guard duty. The UH-60M's new composite spar wide-chord blade will provide 227kg more lift and its new General Electric T700-GE-701D engine will add more horsepower and allow additional lift during external lift (sling load) operations, said Sikorsky. The new cockpit has four Rockwell Collins multi-function displays providing primary flight, navigation, and tactical information including a fully integrated digital map, Blue Force Tracking, Stormscope lightning sensor, radar/laser warning system and a fully coupled autopilot. W: www.sikorsky.com |                      | ||||||
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