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Enstrom TH180 Makes First Flight

TH180 is a scaled-down version of the company’s 280FX three-seat model and uses its type certificate and rotor system.

Enstrom Helicopters flew its new two-seat TH180 piston single for the first time on February 6. Following a 30-minute ground run, the helicopter made a 30-minute flight, performing a series of basic maneuvers and maintaining altitudes below 1,000 feet agl.

By Mark Huber • Contributor

February 11, 2015

Enstrom will be displaying a flying prototype of its new TH180 two-seat piston-powered helicopter at Heli-Expo next month. The TH180 made its first flight earlier this month and a second ship is under construction and will soon join the flight-test program, according to Orlando Alaniz, the company’s director of sales and marketing. Enstrom also recently received a conforming 210-horsepower HIO-390 engine from Lycoming that will be fitted to a test TH180. Enstrom is targeting the first half of 2016 for certification and delivery, and Alaniz said the company already has received an unspecified number of letters of intent from prospective customers.

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