Central American Aviation Services (CAAS) has completed the first Bell 212 upgrade for the Guatemalan Air Force with the Archangel Systems AHR150A ADAHRS functioning as the primary source of inertial and air data.
Bill Dillard, Archangel director of sales and marketing, states that, “It was a pleasure working with the CAAS team on this B212 installation. Our complementary expertise in avionics, installations, and certification resulted in a quickly-turned and complete solution. By pairing our ADAHRS with the Astronautics Badger Pro+ IFD System, CAAS has delivered a cost-effective and rugged upgrade that will serve the customer well for many years.”
President of Central American Aviation Services Michael Tutt explained, “The selection of the Archangel AHR150A ADAHRS combined with the Astronautics Badger Pro+ integrated flight display system for this Bell 212 modernization was a relatively easy decision given the ease of Integration, reliability and pedigree of the pairing. Both companies have met the challenging requirements of the Guatemalan Air Force and have far exceeded our original expectations. Working directly with the Archangel Engineering Group during the entire process from initial concept and integration to final installation and testing was the key for our Avionics and Maintenance Team completing the project onsite in Guatemala in a very short time span, less than six months from start to finish.”
The AHR150A is Archangel’s recommended ADAHRS for rotorcraft. Fielded since 2010, the ‘150A carries all required qualifications, including TSO, for IFR installations in Part 23, 25, 27, and 29 aircraft. Data outputs are compliant with ARINC 429 standards, providing instant compatibility with most displays, radar, and digital autopilots. Also, the ‘150A can be configured to accommodate installation particulars such as maximum allowable airspeed, mounting location, altitude/airspeed corrections, angle of attack sensors, and temperature probes.
Central American Aviation Services “CAAS” is an approved maintenance facility located at the La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City, Guatemala. CAAS has served the Central American market for more than twenty years providing full service inspections, maintenance, component overhaul, NDT, weight & balance, vibration analysis, completions, paint, avionics installations & integration and aircraft rewire for the full range of Bell light, intermediate and medium helicopters as well as the MD Helicopter 500 series and Airbus Helicopter AS350/H125 series.
This press release was prepared and distributed by Archangel Systems.
