Honeywell Announces LTS101-850B-2 Engine Upgrade for Eurocopter BK117

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that its LTS101 model turboshaft engine for the Eurocopter BK117 helicopter has been improved and will deliver 15 percent more power for takeoff and 18 percent more power for hot day operations.

“By incorporating a cooled Gas Producer turbine assembly, the LTS101-850 increases available power and more than doubles Gas Producer disk life to 15,000 cycles, which results in reduced operating costs,” said Doug Kult, Honeywell Director of Sales, Helicopter and Surface Systems.

“In addition to the increased takeoff power, the LTS101-850 produces an 18 percent hot day increase and a 16 percent increase in OEI (One Engine Inoperative) power,” Kult said.

Honeywell is currently working to complete the Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) needed to install the engine in the aircraft. Certification is planned for early 2010.

The LTS101 engine family has accumulated more than 10 million flight hours of operation. Honeywell has continuously invested in engine improvements through the infusion of new technologies and upgrades. As a result the engine family has demonstrated a four-fold improvement in reliability since 1996, and unscheduled removals and warranty claims have been driven to the lowest values in the history of the engine.

Honeywell offers a full range of helicopter equipment, from aircraft engines, auxiliary power units and other mechanical systems to Health Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) and a full range of helicopter safety systems.

More information about Honeywell helicopter systems is athttp://www.honeywell.com/.

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