Press Release
Issued by Dart Aerospace.
November 26, 2007
DART Helicopter Services has announced that their subsidiary Apical Industries Inc., has received EASA approval of their Liferaft Kit for AW139 model aircraft. The Liferaft Kit has been previously approved by both the FAA and Transport Canada.
The Apical Liferaft Kit is composed of two externally mounted Liferaft Pod Assemblies and a Liferaft Inflation Reservoir with a mechanical activation system. The Liferaft Pod Assemblies consists of an aluminum mounting structure, a fabric top cover, carbon fiber bottom cover, a 10 man reversible liferaft and an integrated passenger step.
The 10 man Reversible Liferaft consists of a twin tube design, a canopy and a survival kit. Both liferafts are inflated with a single Liferaft Reservoir Assembly. The Reversible Liferaft also has a 15-man overload capacity and meets all the TS0-C70a requirements.
The Apical Liferafts are deployed using the mechanical Liferaft inflation system consisting of two cockpit mounted T-Handle levers which are mounted along the pilot and co-pilot's door frame, and one T-Handle mounted on the passenger compartment subfloor which is easily accessible through the access panel.
Additional Benefits of theAW139 Liferaft Kits:
• Plumbing, Pull Cables and hardware are included for installation
• No Change in aircraft limitations
• Exchange Program Available