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Helicopters
Made in Switzerland, an eight-seater sensation
A helicopter made of Plexiglas, carbon and near Zurich, the company unveiled the first pro-
100% elegance. Designed for total comfort, this totype of its SKYe SH09, a machine whose ele-
helicopter transports passengers over distances gance seems straight out of a science-fiction
of up to 800 km and at speeds of 260 kph. movie. In addition to its sleek design, built for
speed, noteworthy are the technical advances
When Swiss engineers took on the challenge of and the excellent performance. Carbon fibre and
aircraft construction, their strength was in choo- titanium are the main construction materials
sing a dedicated niche and becoming the very used, with a 1020 horsepower Honeywell tur-
best in the sector. Take, as an example, Pilatus bine, a five-blade rotor, seating for the pilot and
and its range of turboprop aircraft. But what up to 7 passengers, and various customised VIP
about helicopters? This is where Marenco configurations available.
Swisshelicopter fills a vacuum, not by building
basic light aircraft but by joining the big league With its three-and-a-half-hours flying radius
from the start. Last year at Mollis Aerodrome
and its extremely comfortable inflight condi-
tions, the SHYe gives you a range of 2 million
square metres, almost four times the total sur-
face area of France. Just draw a circle with an
800km radius around Geneva to see all the pre-
viously unreachable destinations that are now
opening up to you. Robert Sirdey
Marenco Swisshelicopter AG
Dorfstrasse 57,
CH-8330 Pfäffikon ZH – Suisse
www.marenco-swisshelicopter.ch
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