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Canada Certifies AFS High-Performance Engine Filter for Turbomeca-Powered Eurocopter AS350s
December 20, 2007 By Corrie
Dec. 20, 2007, St. Louis, Missouri– Aerospace Filtration Systems, Inc. (AFS) has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from Transport Canada (TC) for an Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) system for Turbomeca-powered Eurocopter AS350 helicopters.
Dec. 20, 2007, St. Louis, Missouri– Aerospace Filtration Systems, Inc.
(AFS) has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from Transport
Canada (TC) for an Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) system for
Turbomeca-powered Eurocopter AS350 helicopters.
AFS IBF-equipped AS350 helicopters can freely operate with no flight or gross weight restrictions. The recently approved FAA and TC Flight Manual Supplement for the AFS Turbomeca-powered AS350 IBF allows operation to basic inlet and sand filter performance charts based on power check results. AFS representatives said paperwork is also being submitted for European EASA approval of the AS350 barrier filter, extending the AFS solution for more operators outside the continental US. The system is already in use on AS350s under an FAA STC and also for Canadian operators under a Soloy/Honeywell conversion STC.
The IBF system for the AS350 features an easily removed flat filter assembly and integral bypass design, readily mounted on the existing cowl without burdensome cowling alterations. A filter maintenance aid allows for on-condition status checks between established cleaning intervals, eliminating unnecessary service. No restrictions are imposed for flight in falling or blowing snow or with visible moisture in non-icing conditions. Users of the AFS IBF systems realized significantly better engine protection and performance than that offered by traditional sand filters or improved inertial particle separators. AFS and its parent Donaldson Company lead the industry with innovative and state-of-the-art inlet protection technologies.
About Aerospace Filtration Systems, Inc.
AFS is the industry leader in the design, development and manufacture of high-performance engine IBF systems for commercial and military propulsion systems. The company manufactures certified IBF solutions for the Eurocopter AS350 B/BA/B1/B2/B3 (AS350D/SD/SD2-Soloy STC), AgustaWestland AW119 Koala, Bell 205A1, 206B, 407, 206L-3/4, 206L-1(C30) and MD Helicopters MD 369 (MD 500H/D/E/F Series). IBF systems for the Eurocopter EC 130, MD 900/902 Explorer, Bell 430 and AgustaWestland AW139 are in development. AFS is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Donaldson Company, Inc. Traded on the NYSE under the symbol DCI, Donaldson is a member of the S&P MidCap 400 Index. Additional company information for AFS and DCI is available at www.afsfilters.com and www.donaldson.com.
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