NH-90 tailsection
Since 1992, Stork Fokker has been a minority partner with Agusta of Italy and Franco-German Eurocopter in NH Industries, the prime contractor for the design, development, production and support of the NH90 military helicopter. Under a production contract placed in 2000, five prototypes had been built and were flying by early 2003.
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Stork Fokker contributes composites-material engineering and integration expertise to production of the NH90, for which it is responsible for delivery of cabin doors, pintle axles, sponsons, and tail structure. Stork Fokker’s Dutch partner SP provides the landing gear and intermediate gearbox, while Dutch research laboratory NLR completes aerodynamic wind-tunnel testing and flight-test support. |
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The NH90 is the largest helicopter programme ever launched in Europe. The programme encompasses the development and production of 253 helicopters to be used by the participating countries: Germany, France, Italy, Portugal and The Netherlands (20 navy versions). By 2004, another 72 orders have been received from countries not taking part in the consortium: Finland, Norway, Sweden and Greece. The first NH90 helicopter, built in series production, was presented to the public at the ILA aerospace exhibition in May 2004. |
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