Honeywell Announces LTS101 Upgrade Flight Tests Complete

• New Upgrade Delivers 12 Percent Increase in One Engine Hover Weight for Eurocopter BK117 Helicopter Operators

(Houston, February 21, 2010) -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that flight testing of the LTS101 engine upgrade from Airwork New Zealand for the Eurocopter BK117 has been completed.

All flight testing has been completed and paperwork has been submitted to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of New Zealand. A Supplemental Type Certificate is anticipated shortly. This will be followed shortly afterwards by European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certifications.

The LTS101 upgrade, which updates the engines to the LTS101-850B-2, delivers 15 percent more take off power and 18 percent more power for hot day operations.

"The LTS101-850B-2 engine is a drop-in replacement with no external changes," said Paul Vidano, vice president, Militaries and Operators, Honeywell Aerospace. "Operators can upgrade their engines during normal scheduled inspection intervals or through direct purchase and core credit."

"Flight testing revealed the Honeywell-powered BK117 exceeds the BK117 C-1 performance," said Kevin Johnson, group CEO of Airwork. "The LTS101 upgrade will provide significant benefits for BK117 operators."

"The LTS101 upgrade more than doubles gas producer disk life to 15,000 cycles by incorporating the cooled gas producer turbine assembly, reducing direct operating costs by extending the life of the gas producer turbine," said Doug Kult, sales director, Commercial Helicopters, Honeywell Aerospace. "Operators get additional performance without sacrificing fuel economy."

Source : Honeywell International, Inc. (NYSE: HON)