Nick.....
On the S-70, how did GE deal with the cycle limits for the CT7 engine related to repetitive lift operations?
A few years back, a company I worked for was looking at a 214ST for fire contracts and logging. GE said that the finite life limits developed during certification (cycle lives) did not support RHL operations, and they would not support any operations relating to logging and firefighting.....
They also stated that if we pursued acquiring the aircraft and operated them in this type of operation, they would turn us into the FAA.
At that time, they said the cost to re-certificate the cycle lifes of the engines was cost prohibitive.
[ 25 August 2001: Message edited by: rotormatic ]