Textron companies to showcase aviation, defense solutions at Int'l Paris Air Show

Providence, Rhode Island – Bell Helicopter , Textron Aviation Inc., Textron Systems , Textron AirLand, and TRU Simulation + Training , all businesses of Textron Inc., will have a joint presence during the International Paris Air Show, June 15-18, 2015, at Le Bourget Parc des Expositions.

 

“The Paris Air Show is one of the world’s great venues for aviation and defense solutions, and possibly the only forum large enough to present the diversity of our products,” said Scott Donnelly, Textron’s president and CEO. “Textron is bringing several premier brands into one location. Whether your interest is in advanced rotorcraft, tactical turboprop and jet aircraft, precision weapons, unmanned aircraft, or simulation and training—this is the most comprehensive exhibit we have ever delivered to an international air show.”

 

Subject matter experts will be available to discuss a broad range of aerospace and defense capabilities at the Textron Pavilion A-2, during the show hours from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. 

 

This year, Bell Helicopter will showcase the Bell 429 WLG light twins and the Bell 407 GXP helicopter, with more than 1,200 already delivered world-wide. Inside the pavilion, visitors will have the opportunity to engage in the simulation cabin of the Bell 525 fly-by-wire commercial helicopter. Indoors, the Bell Boeing V-22 model will also be exhibited. 

 

Textron Aviation and its Beechcraft Defense Company will highlight their defense and special missions capabilities. The Beechcraft AT-6 on display is a multi-role, multi-mission aircraft system designed to meet the spectrum of needs for the light attack mission. 

 

In addition to the AT-6, a King Air 350ER, Grand Caravan EX, and Baron G58 ISR will be on display to showcase the wide array of special mission capabilities the company offers. 

 

Textron Systems will exhibit a number of its unmanned aircraft systems and smart weapon systems. It will feature its Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System, several variants of which are used by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps and the militaries of Australia, Italy, and Sweden, and the expeditionary Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System, which offers military and commercial land-and-sea based applications. 

 

Textron AirLand will exhibit Scorpion twin-engine Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)/Strike/Trainer jet aircraft. Scorpion will be on static display. Scorpion can accommodate various infrared air-to-air missiles and wing-mounted gun pods. Scorpion’s arrival in Paris marks its third trans-Atlantic flight – another milestone in a year that has included flights throughout the U.S. and South America.  

 

TRU Simulation + Training will exhibit an interactive model that demonstrates the roll-on, roll-off capability of its ODYSSEY H Level D full flight simulator for training today’s rotorcraft pilots. The ODYSSEY H features dual 6 Degrees of Motion (6-DOF) platforms and a 41-megapixel resolution visual display.