Successful 1st Flight Completed at Sikorsky HAWK WORKS
(Horseheads, N.Y., September 8, 2008) -- Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation's Military Derivatives Completion Center (MDCC) has successfully achieved its first flight of a Naval Hawk helicopter. This initial helicopter, produced at the Sikorsky HAWK WORKS @ Schweizer Aircraft, is an S-70B helicopter. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
The aircraft achieved first flight on Aug. 28 and is expected to be delivered to an international military customer in the first quarter of 2009, after an engineering flight test program. The identity of the customer was not disclosed.
The MDCC, branded by Sikorsky as the HAWK WORKS(TM), is the primary completion center for Sikorsky's military helicopter derivatives. Helicopters requiring customized configurations for a range of specialized missions are completed at the MDCC facility.
"This is a very exciting and busy time here," said HAWK WORKS General Manager Randy Simpson. "We have been eagerly awaiting our first flight and look forward to many more milestones here at the MDCC," said Simpson.
Source : Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.
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