Ecuadorian Air Force incorporates first AW119 Koala

The Force AéEcuadorian area incorporates first AW119 Koala of a total of 4 what to beán intended primarily for b missionsúsearch and rescue.

Continuing with the plan potentiationón of the Armed Forces and that was reported in this medium a few months agoás, Force Aébad startó incorporate itón of helixópteros to your fleet as a new project, which has no relationón upon arrival 6 helixóadditional pteros to arriveán later and we will inform you at the time.

Missionón

The 4 helixópteros to incorporateá the FAE beán primarily intended to be SAR equipment – Search and Rescueés, the helicalsóAgustaWestland pteros standán intended for misión de búsearch and rescue throughout the Ecuadorian territory, initially focused on missions on the northern border with Colombia.

The first AW119

Incorporate it into itón of the first team occurred after the need to equip Force Aérea Ecuadorian helixómulti-mission pterosón and enhance your protection serviceón and pa careís.

Given the failed propeller projectópteros Dhruv, it was necessary and imperative to re-equip the FAE with a propellerópteros capable of operating throughout the territory and in an endless number of missions, así the government authorizedó the incorporation planón and a budget was allocated for it, starting studies.

Several teams and manufacturers were analyzed, but the reliability and world renown of a European company defined the path to follow for the incorporationón of these aircraft.

The first team arrivedó al país from Panamaá with marriageíhorn HP-1677IA, where we belongó from the 4 april 2009 to the company Investments Aéreas de Panama SA, where I operatedó just 600 hours as a private service.

This is a helixóptero was manufactured at Agusta Aerospace Corporation in Philadelphia, United States in November 2008 and was operated on in Panamaá brand new fábrica, so it can fly to Ecuador with very few flight hours and in excellent operating conditions and tétechniques.

AgustaWestland – Leonardo

Specialized in constructionón of helixópteros, It is formed as a multinational company in theñO 2000 how I collaboratedón English-Italian, when Agusta and Westland came together.

for himñO 2016, merge and divideón berriesáutica of the Italian company Leonardo, creating the divisionón specífica Leonardo Helicopters.

AW119 MKII Koala of Ke

The AW119 is the propellerólight single-engine pterodás spacious and powerful for a wide range of both civil and military missions, in the specific caseífic of Force Aérea, have incorporated the versionón improved Ke which offers a greater weight mátakeoff time, RPM increase, with a new designñor hélicenses and lower fuel consumption.

The large, unobstructed cabin and separate luggage compartment allow for aáask for reconfigurationón for a variety of missions as VIP transport, security services, training, load, services sédicos and others.

The tall máPower ranges provide the performance capability to deliver excellent flight qualities, high controllability and maneuverability, combined with the designñthe robust and inherent «protección against failures» and redundancy of main systems, the confidence of the operators isá insured.

Its cabin equipped with semi-EFIS and GPS system, allows pilots to operate the equipment with the best technologyífor navigationón and security.

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