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On 3 January 2006, the S-76 C++ replaced earlier versions in production; it is powered by twin Turbomeca Arriel 2S2 engines and incorporates an improved and quieter transmission as well as minor changes in the interior equipment and avionics. By January 2006, Sikorsky had secured 92 orders for this model.
The helicopter was carrying two pilots, one Turkish businessman of Eczacibasi group and four Russian guests of the company for a meeting at Bozuyuk facilities scheduled at noon. [ 2 ] The aircraft was a Sikorsky S-76C++ , with tail number TC-HEZ, manufactured in 2008.
The crew members were 41-year-old Captain Peter Fredriksson, he had 7,068 hours of flight time, with 173 of these on the Sikorsky S-76; and First Officer Seppo Peurala, aged 56, had accumulated 7,618 hours of helicopter flight time, of which just over 258 hours were on the Sikorsky S-76. [1] [2] The helicopter was flying at an altitude of about ...
Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the Sikorsky S-76" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
G-BJVX, a Norwich-based commercial Sikorsky S-76A helicopter operated by Bristow Helicopters, crashed in the evening of 16 July 2002 in the southern North Sea while it was making a ten-minute flight between the gas production platform Clipper and the drilling rig Global Santa Fe Monarch, after which it was to return to Norwich Airport.
Sikorsky Aircraft is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Stratford, Connecticut. It was established by the Russian aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky in 1923, and was among the first companies to manufacture helicopters for civilian and military use.
The Pratt & Whitney T73 (company designation JFTD12) is a turboshaft engine. [2] Based on the JT12A, the T73 powered the Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe and its civil counterpart Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane flying crane heavy-lift helicopters. [3] Turboshaft versions for naval use are known as the FT12.
Turbine powered helicopter types operated by Bristow in the past from LBX include the AgustaWestland AW139, Bell 206L-4 "Long Ranger IV", Bell 407, Eurocopter EC135, Sikorsky S-76C++ and Sikorsky S-92. Bristow U.S. is part of the Bristow Group. [6] [citation needed] The airport's on-site restaurant, the Windsock Restaurant, closed in February ...