328 Support Services GmbH breaks into helicopter market

328 Support Services GmbH (328), has completed a project with fellow Bavarian company Reiser Simulation and Training GmbH (RST) supporting them to carry out an extensive flight test programme to gather the entire flight envelope and handling quality data which will be used to generate a Level D compliant flight model of the H125 from Airbus Helicopters. 328, through its Design Organisation under the guidance of Jörg Gorkenant has led the work through validation and approval of the installation of flight test instrumentation provided by RST including an aerial probe installed on a nose boom, the preparation to final approval of EASA approved flight conditions and issuing the Permit to Flight (PtF) and Part 21J support, required for flight testing. The contract had run for two months, commencing on April 2017 with the work undertaken in Manching and at 328 HQ Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. RST has developed its own designed H145 simulator awaiting its Level D certification primarily for helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) training in civil urban traffic environments and in offshore scenarios around Germany. “This award from RST is a strategically exciting project for us to work on,” said 328 Managing Director Dave Jackson. “We have the necessary skillset and expertise in house to ensure the success of this project which marks a significant win for the company as it opens the door to future collaborative work for rotor wing technology.”