Aero Vodochody finalizes already the 200th
S-76C helicopter for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. The S-76C production is the largest program of Aero in the field of aerostructures, which represent a key part of the current strategy of this company. Aero launched production for SAC in the year 2000 and this year is expected to deliver more than 50 units. It produces the complete S-76C helicopter excluding dynamic parts. The assembly includes airframe assembly, installations of hydraulic and electronic systems as well as avionics and following ground tests of the installed systems. The helicopters are transported from Czech factory by land to Bremerhaven, Germany, from where they are shipped to the USA. Finalization works are carried out on the final production line of SAC in Stratford.
