Rotorcraft
Full Icing Clearance In Sight for S-92
Sikorsky’s S-92 has successfully completed the artificial icing requirement of the FAA’s icing-certification program, thus preparing the aircraft for its f

Sikorsky’s S-92 has successfully completed the artificial icing requirement of the FAA’s icing-certification program, thus preparing the aircraft for its final all-weather-operations certification phase. It has already completed more than 80 percent of the requirements for icing certification and begun natural icing trials, with several successful natural icing events flown to date.

A Sikorsky team in Marquette, Mich., used specialized equipment from the U.S. Army’s Aviation Technical Test Center. A CH-47D Chinook icing tanker and a C-12G King Air icing scout traveled from Fort Rucker, Ala., to Marquette to assist in the testing.

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