Fort Worth, Texas (March 29, 2016) – Bell Helicopter,
Textron AirLand, Textron Aviation Inc. and Textron Systems, all
businesses of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT), have announced their plans for
the 19th edition of the International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE 2016) in
Santiago, Chile, held March 29 through April 3, 2016. Textron will be
displaying in Chalet C2 – C6.
For more than 35 years, FIDAE has brought together experts
from diverse industry sectors, including civil and commercial aviation,
defense, aircraft maintenance, airport support services and equipment,
space technology and homeland security. This Latin American trade show
works to provide the perfect environment for meetings and collaborations
among professionals from the varied fields in aerospace and defense.
Bell Helicopter
Bell Helicopter invites attendees to the Textron chalet.
Within the booth, attendees will have the opportunity to hear from
subject matter experts while seeing several of Bell Helicopter’s
advanced commercial products, including:
• Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
• Bell 407GXP
• Bell 429 in a VVIP configuration
Additionally, Bell Helicopter will provide customer demonstration flights in its Bell 429 VVIP and the Bell 407GXP.
“With Bell Helicopter’s longstanding history in Latin
America, FIDAE serves as an integral opportunity for us to build upon
that legacy,” said Jay Ortiz, Bell Helicopter’s managing director for
Latin America. “We look forward to showcasing how our products are
ideally suited for the diverse climate and geography across Latin
America and offer the advanced technology, performance and safety for
any mission.”
Textron AirLand
Making
its first FIDAE appearance, the Scorpion jet will be on display in the
Textron chalet. Designed and built with commercial practices, the
Scorpion is truly unique in the ISR and Strike market. Scorpion is a
highly affordable military jet with a target production cost of
approximately $20M and an hourly operating cost that has proven lower
than US$3,000. It is also very versatile in terms of mission
flexibility: a 73 cubic foot / 2 cubic meter centerline payload bay and
open electronic architecture allows for multiple “plug and play” sensor
types to be employed, and quickly reconfigured without impacting
operational tempo. Using commercially designed twin engines, the
Scorpion combines high dash speeds, extended endurance, and loiter time
at cruise speeds. Production of the first conforming aircraft began
last year and first flight of this production aircraft is expected this
summer.
Textron Aviation & Beechcraft Defense Company
Textron Aviation and its Beechcraft Defense Company will
highlight their commercial, special mission and defense products at the
show, including:
• Cessna Citation Latitude
• Cessna Citation M2
• Beechcraft King Air 350ER
• Cessna Grand Caravan EX
• Beechcraft T-6 Texan.
“We are excited to showcase our versatile product line at
FIDAE this year, highlighting our jet and turboprop aircraft that
continue to lead the Latin American market,” said Bob Gibbs, vice
president of Sales, Latin America and Caribbean. “With over 2,600
Textron Aviation products in the region we are continuing to find
innovative solutions for our customers and expand our service
offerings.”
Making its show debut at this year’s FIDAE airshow is
Textron Aviation’s most recently certified business jet – the Cessna
Citation Latitude. With a range of 2,850 nautical miles, the Citation
Latitude affords the most open, spacious, bright and refined cabin
environment in the midsize category. Since entering the market two years
ago, the Cessna Citation M2 has quickly become the best-selling
business jet in its class, with more than 100 aircraft delivered around
the world.
With the industry’s broadest lineup of special mission
platforms, Textron Aviation offers a full suite of products that fit a
variety of mission profiles such as maritime patrol, air ambulance,
float operations, training, utility transport and more. The King Air
350ER and Grand Caravan EX on display feature a unique set of interior
configurations, highlighting the versatility of the Textron Aviation
turboprop aircraft.
Beechcraft Defense offers a versatile lineup of military
platforms including the Beechcraft T-6 Texan, the world-leading military
flight trainer, and the Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine light attack
aircraft, both backed by the industry’s most capable global service
network.
Textron Systems
Textron Systems will exhibit its proven unmanned aircraft
systems (UAS), advanced information solutions (AIS) and smart weapons
systems designed to serve the needs of militaries, security forces and
other customers around the globe.
In the area of UAS, Textron Systems will feature the
expeditionary Aerosonde™ Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS), which
offers proven multi-mission performance in both military and commercial
land-and-sea based applications. The Aerosonde is also equipped for
real-time, full-motion video and communications relay within a single
flight, and offers dedicated space and power to integrate additional
capabilities based on customer requirements.
In the area of AIS, Textron Systems will display the
iCommand® Suite, which provides a real-time, cross-domain operational
picture, along with touch-screen speed for contingency planning,
decision making and asset management. Medina, a Windows based software
product that provides sophisticated wireless telecommunications-based
understanding by mining and analyzing user-collected commercial wireless
communications network traffic and events, will also be on display.
Additionally, Textron Systems’ IMPACT™ will be featured. Challenged by
ever changing criminal and terrorist activities and an increasing
quantity of data to manage, investigators rely on Advanced Information
Solutions' IMPACT solution to more easily collect, analyze and manage
the data that supports their investigative analysis.
In the area of smart weapons, Textron Systems will exhibit
its advanced G-CLAW™ and Fury® Precision Guided Munitions (PGM). The
lightweight G-CLAW munition offers precision guidance through
GPS-corrected navigation and Semi-Active Laser terminal guidance as well
as flexible delivery options from a variety of aircraft systems and
multi-mission employment options for land and sea targets. The Fury PGM
delivers a precision strike capability against both soft targets and
static or moving vehicles. The small, lightweight glide weapon is
designed for carriage on multiple platforms. Fury utilizes Semi-Active
Laser (SAL) seeker and GPS guidance, and is proven in testing to be
accurate within one meter of a designated target.
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Press Contacts:
Bell Helicopter
LINDSEY VIOTTO
+1 817-280-3100
mediarelations@bh.com
Online Media Kit
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Textron Aviation and Textron Airland
NIKKI RIEMEN
+1 316-517-6771
nriemen@txtav.com
Textron Systems
Matthew Colpitts
+1 978-657-2020
PublicRelations@textronsystems.com
About Bell Helicopter
Bell Helicopter, a wholly owned subsidiary of Textron
Inc., is an industry-leading producer of commercial and military, manned
and unmanned vertical-lift aircraft and the pioneer of the
revolutionary tiltrotor aircraft. Globally recognized for world-class
customer service, innovation and superior quality, Bell's global
workforce serves customers flying Bell aircraft in more than 120
countries.
About Textron AirLand
Textron AirLand has developed a highly affordable and
exportable twin-engine ISR/Strike/Trainer jet for the tactical military
aviation market. A versatile jet platform based on commercial best
practices and proven high technologies, Scorpion is designed as a
multi-mission aircraft for diverse battlefield, security and training
missions. More information about our initial aircraft is available at
www.ScorpionJet.com.
About Textron Aviation
Textron Aviation Inc. is the leading general aviation
authority and home to the Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker brands, which
account for more than half of all general aviation aircraft flying. The
Textron Aviation companies include Cessna Aircraft Company and
Beechcraft Corporation, bringing together decades of unmatched
experience in designing, building and supporting airplanes. It provides
the most versatile and comprehensive general aviation product portfolio
in the world through five principal lines of business: business jets,
general aviation and special mission turboprop aircraft, high
performance piston aircraft, military trainer and defence aircraft, and a
complete global customer service organization. Its broad range of
products include such best-selling aircraft as Citation and Hawker
business jets, King Air and Caravan turboprops and T-6 military trainer
aircraft, all of which are backed by the industry’s most capable global
service network. For more information, visit: textronaviation.com.
About Textron Inc.
Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages
its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance
businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services.
Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell
Helicopter, Cessna, Beechcraft, Hawker, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming,
E-Z-GO, Greenlee, Textron Systems and TRU Simulation + Training. For
more information, visit www.textron.com.
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continued demand softness or volatility in the markets in which we do
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