{:en}Ansat: through the thorns to the stars

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On 14 September at the Kazan helicopter plant (KVZ, part of the holding “Helicopters of Russia”) held a conference for operators of helicopters “Ansat”. The helicopter engineers also presented plans for further modernization of the “Ansat” and the operators shared their experience of operating the machine.

Welcoming the participants, CEO of KHP Vadim Ligay reminded that most of the plant’s products were previously designed for military transport purposes, including military-technical cooperation. “Participation in the commercial civil aviation market we had a minimum, it showed the first deliveries of the Ansat helicopters, he said. But I think this year we have done a great job on your comments and questions. And we are planning further large-scale programme for the development of the helicopter with access to the international market. Therefore, your feedback and your comments are very important to us, so we can understand the right direction we go or something we need to correct”.

Dissenting opinion

First of operating experience “Ansat” said the CEO of the company “Russian helicopter systems” (RVS; has the certificate of the operator for the implementation of aerial works) Alexei Zaitsev. His first helicopter in VIP-arrangement PBC received in October 2016, and flew it for over 300 hours According to Zaytsev, the Board turned out to be competitive and quite popular. At the time of speech of the head of the RVS in the Park of the company there were two “Ansat” in sanitary design. A symbolic key from the third medical helicopter operator received from the representative of the STLC on the day following the conference, September 15.