Maintenance and Modifications
Crash-resistant Fuel Tank for AS350/EC130 Gets FAA Nod
Launch partners Air Methods Corporation and WeatherTech Aviation LLC have begun receiving deliveries and EASA certification is expected soon.

A retrofittable crash-resistant fuel tank developed by Robertson Fuel Systems and StandardAero (formerly Vector Aerospace) for the Airbus AS350 and EC130 family of light-single helicopters recently received FAA certification. Launch partners Air Methods and WeatherTech Aviation have begun taking deliveries. Meanwhile, additional orders are being taken from operators around the world. It is expected that the fuel tank will receive EASA certification soon.