Baltimore Police Department Orders Four Eurocopter EC120

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Baltimore Police Department Orders Four Eurocopter EC120 By Bill Goldston

		October 27, 2011 - The Baltimore Police Department has ordered four Eurocopter EC120 helicopters to replace its current fleet. The department is one of the leading law enforcement operators of the EC120 in the world. The new helicopters will be part of a fleet renewal program and are scheduled to start delivering in summer 2012. ?The Baltimore Police Department?s commitment to the EC120 showcases the appeal of the platform in the airborne law enforcement community,? said Treg Manning, American Eurocopter Vice President of Sales. ?The department?s current fleet of 120?s have provided crucial support for its airborne law enforcement missions and have shown the durability of this airframe.?

?The reasons we chose the EC120 to upgrade our fleet are the same reasons we chose the EC120s in the first place,? according to Lieutenant Don Bauer, Aviation Commander for the Baltimore Police Department. ?It is always reliable. It?s fuel efficient and quiet. Out of all the aircraft we evaluated, nothing beats the EC120 for our department and our missions.? The EC120 is a workhorse for the Baltimore Police Department. It utilizes the EC120s for airborne law enforcement missions that include patrol and support as well as Homeland Security missions. Its current fleet of EC120s were purchased in 2000 and in July 2010, the department had the first EC120 in the world to reach 10,000 flight hours. The Baltimore PD fleet now has more than 35,000 flight hours. In addition to the aircraft?s performance and reliability, Bauer explains that the service and support provided by American Eurocopter was another selling point. ?We have almost a 12-year relationship with American Eurocopter. Their commitment to supporting our aircraft and our department has helped us keep our aircraft in the air and performing our missions. It made our decision even easier.? The new EC120?s will be completed at American Eurocopter?s Grand Prairie, TX facility and will include advanced avionics and mission equipment, including thermal imager, searchlight, moving map, and video downlink systems. Baltimore PD?s EC120?s will have both front seat and rear seat consoles for Tactical Flight Officers, which are being custom-designed by AE.

		The EC120 delivers excellent maneuverability, a wide unobstructed cabin, excellent visibility and, with the new generation Fenestron tail rotor, it provides one of the most environmentally conscious sound signatures in its class. The aircraft is powered by a fuel-efficient Turbomeca ARRIUS 2F engine and equipped with advanced technologies, like the cockpit?s Vehicle and Engine Multifunction Display (VEMD) that decrease pilot workload. Other News Stories (For the latest news please checkout our home page) DOT Proposes Air Travel Accessibility Requirements Ronald Reagan Statue To Be Unveiled At Reagan National Airport WACO Classic Great Lakes 2T-1A Series Aircraft Receives Type Certificate Aerospace Industries Study - A Million Jobs At Risk Cirrus Aircraft Expands Full Motion Flight Simulator Training In Europe DOT Fines South African Airways For Violating Price Advertising Rules U.S. House Rejects EU Emissions Trading Scheme On U.S. Aircraft The GAO Raises Safety Concerns Over The Boeings 787 Piper Suspends Light Jet Development And Makes Personnel Cuts PSA Pilots Meet With Federal Mediators To Jumpstart Contract Negotiations FAA Fines Pinnacle Airlines $1 Million, Crew Members Performed Maintenance Work Pratt & Whitney's PW210S Engine Receives Transport Canada Certification Miami International Airport Top Airport For Airline Passenger Growth Virgin America Flight Attendants Seek Union Representation Space Observatory Finds Star 175 Light-Years From Earth Containing Water Bipartisan U.S. Delegation Works To Halt EU Air Tax FAA Northeast Airspace Improvements To Benefit Airlines And Passengers Significant Ozone Hole Remains Over Antarctica TSA Agrees To Re-Assess Policies For Job Applicants With HIV Memory Cards Yield No Information On Last Month's Air Race Crash San Diego International Airport Receives $2 Million Grant From The FAA Atlas Air And Polar Air Cargo Finalize Labor Agreement With Pilots FAA Dedicated New Tower And Radar Approach Control At Memphis Intern. Airport ACI-NA Commissioners Award Scholarships To Aviation Students NASA, Japan Release Improved Topographic Map Of Earth Boeing Increases Production On The B-737 To Thirty-Five Airplanes A Month Jeppesen?s Runway Analysis Service Assist Pilots With Takeoff Performance New Report Finds More Hate Than Love For US Airlines On Social Media New ATC Tower At Cleveland Hopkins International Airport To Create Jobs Airbus A350 XWB?s Trent Engine Rolls Out For Initial Flight Tests Boeing Delivers 737 Airborne Early Warning And Control Aircraft To South Korea