EC225 Replacement Vertical Bevel Shaft Certified

LONDON — Airbus Helicopter has completed the redesign and certification of the bevel gear vertical shaft fitted in its EC225 heavy helicopters. Failure of the component — a critical part inside the main gearbox — caused the ditching of two EC225s into the North Sea in May and October 2012, prompting...

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