DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their subsidiary partner Apical Industries has received approval of their A109E/S Emergency Float Systems in the Republic of Indonesia.

Both the Emergency Float and the Emergency Float with Liferafts Systems offer A109E/S operators increased safety for their crew, passengers and aircraft in the event of an emergency water landing.  The 2 fwd and 2 aft cylindrical floats are inflated electrically when the float deployment switch is activated.  After a water landing, the two optional integrated 6-man liferafts are electrically inflated by operating either the center console mounted guarded switch or the overhead mounted switch. Other design features include:

• Efficient installation – installation assemblies are easily connected to OEM structural float and electrical provisions
• Patented integrated Liferaft system – conserves valuable cabin space and provides a significant safety benefit over cabin mounted options
• Safer autorotation water landing- aft float is designed to reduce the chance of a tail rotor strike during autorotation water landing
• Exchange program – available for floats, liferafts and reservoir valve assemblies, reduces aircraft out of service time.
• Increased Gross Weight – Only float system certified for the increased gross weight A109S.

DART Helicopter Services LLC., 1736 Ord Way, Oceanside, CA 92056 (www.darthelicopterservices.com), is a privately held Sales, Marketing and Manufacturing Company whose primary focus is developing innovative STC’d products and creating sales networks for aerospace manufacturers who are looking to benefit from DART’s global marketing network and sales channel.  DART is the logical choice for rotary wing operators who are seeking a supplier with a comprehensive product line and superior customer support. DART’S subsidiary and affiliated companies own over 450 STC’s and manufacture over 500 products.  With its highly trained and knowledgeable North American and International sales team, DART Helicopter Services distributes more than 3,000 aftermarket products to over 120 countries worldwide. For further information, please call our Customer Support Center at 1 (800) 556 4166 or 1 (613) 632 3336 or by e-mail at sales@darths.com