WINNIPEG,
Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ - Magellan
Aerospace announced today an agreement with Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited (HAL) in Bangalore, India
for a new Wire Strike Protection System (WSPS®). The agreement
includes the design and development of a WSPS for the HAL Advanced
Light Helicopter (ALH), which will be carried out at Magellan's
Bristol Aerospace division in Winnipeg in 2011. Bristol is the global
expert for this unique system, offering a proven design and
acknowledged technological expertise.
The AHL system is comprised of an upper and
lower cutter, and windshield deflector, designed by Bristol to be integrated into the unique
structure of the ALH.
Mr. Don Boitson,
Vice President and General Manager, Bristol Aerospace, commented,
"We have been making and delivering WSPS kits since 1980, and are
delighted to have HAL join our family of global
customers."
Mr. Ashok Nayak,
Chairman of HAL, said, "This contract between us for design and
development of a Wire Strike Protection System is strategically an
imperative for our future business growth and we acknowledge the
potential of Magellan Aerospace and HAL with this program."
In 1977 Bristol, with the Canadian Forces,
designed the WSPS to provide a measure of protection for
helicopters to the potentially devastating consequences of
inadvertent encounters with horizontally strung wires and
cables.
In 2009, a milestone was reached with the
delivery of the 20,000th Wire Strike Protection System
(WSPS®) kit. More than 65 models of WSPS have been developed for
commercial and military customers around the world, and new systems
continue to be designed for the new helicopter developments that
are increasing in size and complexity.
About Magellan Aerospace Corporation:
Magellan Aerospace Corporation is one of the world's most
integrated and comprehensive aerospace industry
suppliers. Magellan designs, engineers, and manufactures
aeroengine and aerostructure assemblies and components for
aerospace markets, advanced products for military and space
markets, and complementary specialty products. Magellan is a
public company whose shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange
(TSX: MAL), with operating units throughout Canada, the United
States, the United Kingdom,
and India.
Forward-Looking Statement:
This press release contains information and statements of a
forward-looking nature and is based on assumptions and
uncertainties as well as on management's reasonable evaluation of
future events related to the proprietary WSPS®. These
statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve
risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, and/or are
beyond the Corporation's control. A number of important factors
could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from
those expressed in these forward-looking statements.
SOURCE Magellan Aerospace Corporation
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