The Bell 430 (pictured) along with the 407T twin and N412hp is the subject of a new manufacturing and sales agreement for the Indonesian market between Bell and Iptn. Refer text for details (Bell
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Pyrmont Heliport Scrapped
The newly elected NSW State government has fulfilled its election promise to ditch plans to build the long awaited Pyrmont heliport, withdrawing planning and beginning a search for an alternative site. Full details on the decision and its implications are discussed in an in-depth two page feature article on p74 of this issue.
Production Launch For MD 600N
McDonnell Douglas has approved full scale development and production of the seven/eight place MD 600N helicopter. The MD 600N was first publicly revealed as the MD 630N late last year, and is a stretched development of the MD 520N. McDonnell Douglas Helicopters intends it to be the first member of a family of MD 600 developments, details of which have not been released.
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