ROYAL THAi ARMY

Royal Thai Army Training and Delivery in Menominee

Menominee MI, September 24,2019 – For the next four weeks, there will be a total of 36 pilots and mechanics visiting Enstrom in Menominee to become factory trained to fly and support Enstrom 480B turbine helicopters owned by the Royal Thai Army. They will be split into two groups, each staying 2 weeks at a time.

“The pilot and mechanic training are crucial to the success any program,” said Bayard duPont, Enstrom Technical Fellow and Chief Flight Instructor. “We welcome this latest group with open arms. It’s about building relationships, getting to know the people at the factory, and feeling comfortable asking us when questions arise.”

While here, the group is assisted by the Enstrom Representative in Thailand, M-Landarch.   They were able to coordinate this trip with the acceptance and delivery of their latest order. “The timing worked out well.  We are able to support our customers and handle the acceptance of our 6 turbine training helicopters.” said Thana  Dharapak of M-Landarch. The helicopters will be used for training in Menominee prior to shipping them to Thailand.  Thana added “It is always a pleasure to do business with Enstrom and the great people in Menominee, MI.”

HAI Expo 2019

A new Enstrom 280FX for Training in France

At Heli Expo, Enstrom Helicopter was pleased to deliver its most recent 280FX to their french dealer Rotor & Aircraft.
This last version of the 280FX includes new wider doors which really facilitate a better access whatever the size of the pilot is.
On top of new doors, also new collective sticks with LED landing lights control. That sort of technology usually available on turbine helicopters is now embedded in the Enstrom 280FX.
The demonstrator F-HPUX is now the first model with all these new improvements.

280FX DEAL SIGNED AT HELITECH

Enstrom Announces 280FX Sale at Helitech

Amsterdam, Netherlands,  October 17, 2018 – Enstrom Helicopter Corporation signed a contract at Helitech International to deliver a new 280FX into France.   The deal is being completed by their dealer, François Gatineau, CEO of Rotor & Aircraft Sarl.

“We are excited for Rotor & Aircraft who has been working hard to add to the Enstrom  French fleet. François is picking the perfect machine for flight training.”, said Dennis Martin, Director of Sales and Marketing at Enstrom. “ The 280FX is one of the safest aircraft out there and it is especially rugged enough to handle the trials of a training helicopter. “

The Enstrom 280FX will be delivered to France in the spring of 2019.