Ecocopter incorporates a new helicopter in Ecuador

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The company Ecocopter announced the addition to its fleet of a new helicopter for operations in Ecuador, arriving to 3 aircraft.

A new model arrives at the Ecocopter Ecuador fleet, joins its two aircraft in the country, Therefore, in total, the company has 16 helicopters on a regional scale. The leading aeronautical company at the Latin American level foresees that the activities that the aircraft will carry out are destined for cargo, passengers and geophysical surveys.

The purpose of incorporation, whose investment was $2.000.000, is to be able to provide better service and availability to customers, the industry demands state-of-the-art helicopters to provide the best operational safety standards.

The helicopter has its own safety systems: a radio altimeter, to know the exact height of flight; satellite tracking system with a minute-by-minute location signal; satellite phone and IRIS system (FDM), flight data analysis program that allows providing the safety management system; the ability to continuously monitor against standard operating procedures called SOPs; detect potential risk areas; determine trends through a predictive method. Ecocopter is the only company in the region that has the 100% of your standardized fleet with the IRIS security system (FDM).

The modern helicopter is of French origin, It has the capacity to carry up to six passengers and move loads of up to 1400 KG. Like all Airbus H-125s, it is a helicopter designed for high-altitude flight. (until 7 thousand meters), such as Quito and other special geographies of Ecuador. This model holds the record for high altitude flight as it is to fly to the top of Everest, can fly at a speed of 250 km/h and a range of more than 600 km; the engine is also French of the SAFRAN brand with a power of more than 900SHP.

“For Ecocopter Ecuador, having the third aircraft means a very important milestone, as we consolidate ourselves as a helicopter company with more aircraft of the Airbus H-125 type, In other words, we have a fleet with high levels of technology and security to carry out our operations” he claimed, Gustavo Junovich, General Manager of Ecocopter Ecuador.

Much of the Ecocopter fleet has unique designs, as tributes to scientific motifs as a way to publicize and showcase science through these technological and aerodynamic wonders. Each design is carefully crafted, through concepts – scientific motifs and painted through airbrushing by a renowned artist.

This new helicopter is a tribute to the world of neuroscience and in particular to the German biochemist Peter Walter, cell biology expert, who made an extraordinary discovery about the interaction of cells with proteins that are not correctly folded. This knowledge could contribute substantially to stopping neurodegenerative diseases. It is noteworthy that the scientist Peter Walter, is a candidate for a Nobel Prize, international award given each year to recognize people or institutions that have carried out research, notable discoveries or contributions to humanity.

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5 comments on “Ecocopter incorporates a new helicopter in Ecuador”

  1. good morning my name is Franklin Nantip I want to ask you a question if you can help me, How much does the flight hour of the ECOCOPTER company elicopter cost?

  2. Very good news to have this Airbus helicopter and especially with the ability to fly at height, It is very important to have support teams to fight fires., air ambulance and ext load jobs for the oil and mining industry. congratulations and keep going.