Lockheed / Sikorsky

[John R81]

Reuters reports (4 Nov 2015) that Chinese regulatory approval has been received for Lockheed, United Technologies to close its acquisition of Sikorsky deal this week.


A good deal for Sikorsky employees / customers? Senator Chris Murphy (Connecticut, Democrat) thinks so.

[Hughes500]

Well well I think Sikorsky are absolutely fantastic company. Just received an AOG driveshaft in 8 days no sorry 8 months after ordering. I really hope Lockheed know what they have bought:ugh:

[IFMU]

I doubt that Lockheed bought Sikorsky for the Schweizer line! I hope they will sell the legacy Schweizer stuff to a small company, maybe Piper or something similar.

[KenV]

Reuters reports (4 Nov 2015) that Chinese regulatory approval has been received for Lockheed, United Technologies to close its acquisition of Sikorsky deal this week.

Wait, what? "Chinese regulatory approval?"

[Ian Corrigible]

Oh jeez, don't tell Stinger (http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/569483-u-s-presidential-helicopter-cabins-made-india.html)... :ouch::E

(LockMart needed anti-trust approval from eight nations in which the two companies operate, including the USA, EU, Japan, RoK and China. Sikorsky's Chinese entity being Shanghai Sikorsky Aircraft Co. (http://www.shanghaisikorsky.com/en/index.aspx))

I/C

[John R81]

I only mentioned the China authorisation to see who would rise to the bait :ok:

[CRAN]

Just out of interest how much did Sikorsky buy Schweitzer for? What is it worth now?

I have thought for a while that if you put the certified Schweizer dynamics in a more aerodynamic fuselage you would have a great training/personal helicopter with good performance and a relatively low certification burden. Everyone loves the way the 300 flies, it's just too damn draggy.

...PPRuNe Copters Inc?...

:E

[Ian Corrigible]

I have thought for a while that if you put the certified Schweizer dynamics in a more aerodynamic fuselage you would have a great training/personal helicopter

http://i.imgur.com/QG65TPG.jpg
Manned RQ-8A prototype
:E

I/C

[Bravo73]

Just out of interest how much did Sikorsky buy Schweitzer for? What is it worth now?

IIRC, they bought it for the prototyping and UAV capability.


I have thought for a while that if you put the certified Schweizer dynamics in a more aerodynamic fuselage you would have a great training/personal helicopter with good performance and a relatively low certification burden. Everyone loves the way the 300 flies, it's just too damn draggy.


They tried that, didn't they? It didn't end too well:

http://www.aerooptics.com/images/helicopter/schweizer333.jpg

[Hughes500]

Bravo

Not really the same is it different blades different engine designed as a 3 seat trainer for US mil contract to have 1 x instructor and 2 students on board. So 3 sets of controls hence wide cabin same as 480 ! Surprisingly 206 won ???

[Planet Basher]

http://www.pprune.org/9169432-post8.html

Wow, AAR on a civvy airframe.*

[IFMU]

Air to air refueling? Looks more like an air data boom to me. That was the manned firescout prototype.