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Sikorsky Sends Chopper to India on Demonstration Tour

The visiting S-92 helicopter will highlight the aircraft's multiple defense and commercial uses.

Sikorsky Aircraft has sent a helicopter and crew to Asia on an S-92 Legacy of Heroes demonstration tour, in due to budget reductions from the U.S. Department of Defense.

Avionic Intelligence, an aerospace industry online newsletter, reported recently that the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter and six-man crew would visit five cities in India: Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, New Delhi and Mumbai.

Cabins for the S-92 helicopter are manufactured in Hyderabad, according to the article.

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The tour would highlight the aircraft’s use for search and rescue, transportation, coastal surveillance, emergency medical transport and VIP transportation.

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