E & B First to Fly VHA Main Rotor Blades on Multiple Ships
E & B Helicopters, one of Canada’s largest operators of Bell 206B3 JetRangers, recently installed VHA main rotor blades on a second 206B3, making E & B the first operator . . . Keep Reading
206B Main Rotor Blade Balance Charts from DSI
Representatives from Diagnostic Solutions International (DSI) worked with VHA test engineers to create a set of paper charts that any operator can use to balance their VHA composite 206B main . . . Keep Reading
206B Main Rotor Blade Ball Bearing Hailstone Impact Testing
As part of the 206B main rotor blade fatigue tests conducted in 2015 for FAA certification, Van Horn Aviation created simulated hailstone impacts on a fatigue test specimen. 1.25-inch diameter . . . Keep Reading
206B Main Blade Trim Tab Adjustment Overview
Our 206B main rotor blade features a single trim tab for easy track and balance. We ship each blade with the trim tab set at zero degrees, and many operators find . . . Keep Reading
First Flight of Van Horn Composite 206B Jet Ranger Main Rotor Blades in Australia
Three operators in Australia and New Zealand installed VHA 206B composite main rotor blades within three weeks of each other in late February/early March 2017. VHA President Dean Rosenlof traveled to Australia . . . Keep Reading
VHA Receives Transport Canada STC for 206B Main Rotor Blades
Transport Canada issued Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) number SH16-46 to Van Horn Aviation on October 27, 2016, for our 206B main rotor blades. The issuance of the STC now allows Canadian . . . Keep Reading