Rotorcraft
Aerometals Unveils New H225 Inlet Barrier Filter
Advanced design makes its official debut at Verticon

Aftermarket helicopter equipment manufacturer Aerometals has begun deliveries of its newly-designed inlet barrier filter (IBF) for the Airbus Helicopters H225, with the first production units shipped to launch customer Air Center Helicopters, which operates more than 20 of the aircraft worldwide.

Air Center provided one of those rotorcraft as a flight test platform, with its company CEO, Rod Tinney, serving as test pilot. According to the manufacturer—which developed the product with support from engine maker Safran—its new, lighter-weight IBF, constructed from composite Kevlar materials, is a substantial improvement in air filtration when compared to the legacy units on the market. It achieves a 99.3% SAE coarse test dust filtration efficiency, providing increased protection against foreign object damage, erosion, fouling, and corrosion.