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Van Horn Aviation Offers Composite MRBs for Bell 206B

The carbon-fiber blades extend service life to 18,000 hours.

By AIN Staff • AIN Staff

March 1, 2016

Operators of Bell 206B Jet Rangers can now obtain carbon-fiber main rotor blades with an 18,000-hour service life, more than triple the life of current OEM metal blades. Van Horn Aviation (Booth 10733) of Tempe, Ariz., recently received FAA supplemental type certification for its composite VHA 206B blades.

“This STC is the culmination of more than five years of design, prototyping and testing, including extensive flight and fatigue testing,” said VHA CEO James Van Horn.

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