K-Air, headquartered in Kochi, India is pleased to announce that it has that it has renewed its Agreement with Kaman Helicopters as the Kaman Helicopters Sales representative for India. K-Air is committed to promoting awareness and sales of the Medium Lift Helicopter – K-MAX was also known as the Aerial truck.
With a basic AUW of 5145lbs, the single-engine, single-seat K-MAX is a rugged workhorse that can lift 6000lbs and is specially designed for lift applications such as construction, repair of power lines, oil rigs, pipelines, firefighting, disaster relief and logistics support. Especially suited for hot and high conditions, the K-MAX has the highest reliability rate, lowest maintenance, and highest lift-to-fuel-burn rate ratio in its class.
Robin Cherian, Director, K-Air said, ”The signing was reposed confidence in K-Air and a testimony to the strong synergy with Kaman Helicopters Inc. The Energy, Power and Infrastructure sectors are growing in leaps and bounds in India. There is a huge potential for a specialized helicopter like K-MAX to enhance value in these sectors.”
About Kaman Helicopters
Kaman Helicopters is a division of Kaman Aerospace Corporation, a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN) Founded in 1945 by aviation pioneer Charles H. Kaman, and headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA conducts business in the aerospace and industrial distribution markets. The company produces and/or markets widely used proprietary aircraft bearings and components; complex metallic and composite aerostructures for commercial, military and general aviation fixed and rotary wing aircraft; saving and arming solutions for missile and bomb systems for the U.S. and allied militaries; subcontract helicopter work; and support for the company’s SH-2G Super Seasprite maritime helicopters and K-MAX medium-to-heavy lift helicopters.