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Innova Helicopters Signs for Rolls-Royce RR300 Turboshaft Engines

Officials from Rolls-Royce and Innova Aerospace signed an agreement yesterday at Heli-Expo 2016

By AIN Staff • AIN Staff

March 1, 2016

Officials from Rolls-Royce and Innova Aerospace signed an agreement yesterday at Heli-Expo 2016 to launch a technical development program to certify the RR300 turboshaft engine for the Innova Helicopters C630, a composite, single-engine helicopter. The agreement was signed by Jason Propes, senior vice president of helicopters and light turboprop engines for Rolls-Royce, and Greg Fedele, executive vice president of corporate development for Innova Aerospace.

Innova Helicopters, formerly known as Innova Composite Helicopters, is located at North Shore Airport in Auckland, New Zealand. Privately owned Innova Aerospace also owns Sierra Industries and Skyway Group. The C630 is a 3,200-mtow, five- to six-passenger utility helicopter with range of up to 450 nm (no reserve) and cruise speed of 125 knots.

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