Rotorcraft
Eagle Single Helicopter Certified in Japan
Eagle Copters receives STC from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau for its Eagle Single—a re-engined Bell 212—offering reduced costs and more payload.
Eagle Copters Eagle Single helicopter in flight over snow-capped mountains
Eagle Copters has received approval from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau for its Eagle Single—a re-engined Bell 212—offering reduced costs and more payload. (Photo: Eagle Copters)

Eagle Copters has received supplemental type certificate approval for its Eagle Single from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau. The Eagle Single modification program replaces the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 Twinpac engines on the Bell 212 with a single 1,130-shp Ozark Aeroworks T5317A or -B engine. Ozark recently acquired the type certificate for the T53 from Honeywell.

The Eagle Single is certified in Canada, the U.S., Australia, Peru, and Indonesia. For the Japanese certification, Eagle worked with K-R Aircraft and Akagi Helicopters.