Safran and bell bell 505 main sustainable aviation fuel initiative to cooperate

Safran helicopter engine companies and Textron (the New York stock exchange code: TXT) owned by baird Textron today announced a partnership, explores the sustainable aviation fuel (hereinafter referred to as the "SAF") for carrying Hector yunus, o r (Arrius 2 r) 2 engine bell 505 technical performance and economic influence.A special bell 505 helicopter after mixing using only the SAF for flight.Bell helicopter engine and peak company will assess the engine and helicopter performance data, in order to better assess and union of SAF associated with interests, SAF is the important means to realize industry carbon emissions reduction targets.

Safran helicopter engine company project executive vice President blanc jie (Bruno Bellanger) said: "we have confidence in the application of SAF, SAF applications will significantly reduce carbon emissions.At present, including Hector yunus, 2 o r engine safran helicopter engine is ready to get up to 50% mixing ratio of SAF application certification, we will assist the global bell 505 operators to complete the transition from traditional fossil fuel to SAF."

"Bell always advocate use SAF, which are the key measures to reduce emissions in the helicopter operation link," bell customer experience vice President Doug May said, "we are looking forward to continue our cooperation with safran helicopter engine company, explore the SAF application, key technology for the future research and helicopter operation information, and achieve more green helicopter operation practice."

Safran helicopter engine currently all engine has as much as 50% mixing ratio of SAF operation conditions of certification, the company goal is to achieve 100% in the next few years the use of SAF, this means that the life cycle of carbon emissions is expected to be reduced by 80%.In 2021, safran markey, 2 (Makila 2) helicopter engine by 100% on the test platform of SAF ground test, and then conducted a number of successful test flight.

Safran helicopter engine company is committed to the global test platform using SAF to attain the goal of emission reduction.Since last June, the company all test platform used in France SAF accounted for 10% of overall aviation fuel consumption, the company plans in 2025 to increase the figure to 50%, safran helicopter engine company in the near future also deployed in the British ferrer's factory SAF project.