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Old Hiller helo rises again as the FHoenix

Featuring a modified nose, upgraded avionics and simplified construction, a modernized FH-1100 helicopter should be in production by 2004.

By Brian Walters

May 7, 2008

Featuring a modified nose, upgraded avionics and simplified construction, a modernized FH-1100 helicopter should be in production by 2004. Georges Van Nevel, president of the FH-1100 Manufacturing Corp., recently told AIN that he anticipates FAA certification for the upgraded helo by the end of this year, with first deliveries expected within 18 months of production startup.

Dubbed the FHoenix, the new helicopter draws on the proven elements of the Fairchild-Hiller FH-1100–a design dating back to May 1961 when the Model 1100 lost the U.S. Army’s Light Observation Helicopter (LOH) program–to which some components produced from composite materials have been substituted and upgraded avionics mounted on a new console. Use of composites to produce a new engine cowling and redesigned nose contribute to the reduction in build time from 2,300 hr to 1,600 hr.

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