Eagle Copters Sees 407HP Certification in 2013

Eagle Copters of Calgary, Alberta (Booth No. 3717) said development and testing of its Bell 407 HP engine-conversion program was proceeding and that the company expected Transport Canada and FAA approval next year. Mike Mallon, Eagle Copters director of maintenance, said the company had yet to set a price for the conversion, but was striving to keep costs down by using as many original 407 components as possible, including cowling inlets and drive shafts.

“We’re doing everything we can to keep the costs down and simplify certification,” he said. Mallon used the engine inlets as an example of this philosophy. “By retaining the original cowling inlets, we don’t need to do icing testing on them. We can still use the original (tail rotor) drive shaft, too, although we do put spacers in them.”

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