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Kazan Ansat gets Russian commercial orders

2nd June 2015 - 15:04 GMT | by Alexander Mladenov in Moscow

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The Kazan Ansat light twin has received its first orders from domestic customers, with Tulpar Helicopters of Kazan purchasing three and APK Vector following suit with orders for two more.

Announced at this year’s HeliRussia, the contracts are expected to see deliveries take place in 2016.

The 3.6t Ansat variant for commercial operations, powered by two Pratt & Whitney PWC127K engines and featuring a hydro-mechanical control system, was certified by ARMAC in late December 2014.

This is a derivative of the baseline Ansat light twin developed by Kazan Helicopters in the early 2000s and originally equipped with a fly-by-wire

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Alexander Mladenov is a Shephard correspondent based in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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