Milestone and Helitak FT5000 Fire Tank Earns FAA Certification for Sikorsky S-92A Helicopter
The Milestone Aviation Group Limited (“Milestone”), a provider of helicopter leasing, together with Australian firefighting equipment designer and manufacturer, Helitak Firefighting Equipment Pty Ltd (“Helitak”), announces that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified the FT5000 fire tank and granted a supplemental type certificate for the Sikorsky S-92A helicopter. The industry-first firefighting platform combines unique capabilities of the S-92A with Helitak’s lightweight, carbon-fiber FT5000 system, including a retractable belly-mounted fire suppression tank with a 5,000-liter (1,320 US gallons) capacity.