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DART Aerospace gets Transport Canada STC for Fire Attack System Model 304 enhancements on Bell medium helicopters

DART Aerospace has received a new Transport Canada STC (SH26-18) covering enhancements to its Fire Attack System Model 304 for medium Bell helicopters. The approval applies to Bell 205, 212, 412, AB412 and UH-1H variants and advances certified upgrade pathways for fire-attack configurations.

Discovered 2026-04-29T12:05:31.794005-07:00 | 2026-04-29T12:05:31.794005-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The new Transport Canada STC (SH26-18) formalizes a certified pathway to upgrade medium Bell helicopter fire-attack configurations, reducing compliance risk for operators seeking validated modification routes.
  • For rotary-wing operators and MROs, the STC expands the eligible fleet for the Fire Attack System Model 304—improving turnaround planning and simplifying approval workflows relative to ad-hoc installations, as seen in other Transport Canada STC expansions like AEM expands Transport Canada STC SH24-21.
  • The move underscores the continuing importance of regulator-backed aftermarket modernization in rotorcraft programs, similar to recent FAA STC enablement for rotorcraft avionics upgrades such as FreeFlight gains FAA STCs for RA-4500 MK II.

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2026-04-29T12:05:31.794005-07:00
Latest Update
2026-05-02T23:15:37.004897-07:00
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