Agreement Increases Availability of OEM-Quality Parts for T53
Engines
HELI-EXPO®, Houston, Feb. 21, 2010 -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced
today that M International has joined Honeywell’s worldwide network of
authorized distributors for the T53 engine.
“As an authorized distributor, M International will be able to provide genuine
Honeywell T53 parts to their customers,” said Doug Kult, sales director,
Commercial Helicopters, Honeywell Aerospace. “Newer versions of the T53 can
increase their mean time between overhauls to 5,000 hours.”
Honeywell’s T53 engines have accumulated more than 50 million hours of service
since its introduction as the powerplant for the Bell Helicopter UH-1 “Huey”
helicopter.
Honeywell offers a full range of helicopter equipment, from aircraft engines,
auxiliary power units and other mechanical systems to the Zing™ Health Usage
Monitoring Systems (HUMS). Honeywell's safety systems for helicopters address
the challenges of traffic, terrain and weather, helping to ensure safe flight
and guard against Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), weather related
hazards, and collisions with obstacles and other aircraft.
More information about Honeywell helicopter systems is at www.honeywell.com.
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provider of integrated avionics, engines, systems and service solutions for
aircraft manufacturers, airlines, business and general aviation, military,
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