Russian Helicopters, part of Rostec State Corporation, has announced it will test the Ansat helicopter in the Bermamyt Plateau in Russia. The manufacturer plans to confirm the possibility of operating the helicopter in the mountainous terrain at heights of up to 8,200 feet (2,500 meters).
Currently, the confirmed barometric altitude of the Ansat does not exceed 3,280 feet (1,000 meters), which makes it impossible to use the helicopter in high altitude conditions.
To increase this figure, within two months in the Bermamyt plateau (Karachaevo-Cherkessia) the helicopter will make a series of flights ranging from 6,560 to 8,200 feet (2,000 to 2,500 meters). The updated data will be sent to Rosaviatsiya to make changes to the Ansat certificate.
“This is one of the helicopters on which the holding pins high hopes in the framework of our strategy to promote civilian equipment in promising markets,” said Andrei Boginsky, general director of Russian Helicopters.
“We have already confirmed the possibility of exploitation of Ansat at extremely high temperatures, and now we are planning to expand the operating conditions for altitude [for] new customers, including from countries with complex geographic conditions.”
A lightweight, twin-engine, multipurpose helicopter, the Ansat’s serial production is deployed at the Kazan Helicopter Plant.
According to the certificate, the design of the helicopter allows it to be quickly transformed into both cargo and passenger versions with the possibility of transporting up to seven people.
The Ansat is certified for use in temperatures ranging from -45 to 50 degrees Celsius.
