VHA to Sell 206L Main Blades Direct to Customers

Van Horn Aviation (VHA) offer direct sale on its 206L LongRanger composite main rotor blades immediately following FAA certification, which is expected in July 2018. Aeronautical Accessories will continue to serve as the exclusive distributor for our other Bell 206 products—tail rotor blades for … Continue reading →

Sedona Air Tours Adds VHA Mains

Based in the scenic Arizona town that gives the company its name, Sedona Air Tours operates a fleet of four fixed-wing aircraft and five helicopters. After flying VHA tail rotor blades on their 206B3 JetRanger in the noise-sensitive area for several years, they were ready to bolt on the new VHA … Continue reading →

Emperor Aviation Completes First VHA 206B Main Blade Installation in Africa

Emperor Aviation, a helicopter sales and maintenance facility based in Germiston, South Africa, recently installed and flew the first set of VHA 206B main rotor blades on the African continent. After a complete rebuild/restoration, the customer-owned 206B3 JetRanger received both VHA … Continue reading →

206L High Altitude Flight Tests Complete

The VHA engineering team completed a battery of high altitude flight tests on the VHA 206L LongRanger main rotor blades in mid-March 2018. The tests were conducted at Lake County Airport (elevation 9,927 ft) in Leadville, Colorado, the highest airport in North America as part of the FAA … Continue reading →

Spotlight on Dillon Aero

Dillon Aero in Scottsdale, Arizona Our customers do some amazing things with helicopters. If those amazing things include suppressing enemy fire or strafing an enemy column with miniguns blazing, chances are that a Dillon Aero minigun or ammunition feed system is involved. Former TWA pilot … Continue reading →