Camera system from AD Aerospace selected by Eurocopter
Posted by John McHale CHESHIRE, England, 7 Dec. 2010. Eurocopter selected AD Aerospace, part of the AD Group, as a production partner on its new EC175 Helicopter, supplying a tail-mounted camera system, using FV-0315 external aerospace cameras, to ease the helicopter surroundings surveillance and improve crew situational awareness. "We believe that video camera systems are a modern way to ease general surveillance and monitoring of both helicopters and fixed wing aircraft," said Mike Horne, managing director, AD Aerospace Ltd. The EC175 is a 7t-class medium utility helicopter, will take as many as 16 passengers plus two crew and their luggage. First deliveries of the EC175 will commence by the mid 2012.