Bombardier Delivers First Bombardier 415 MP in Search and Rescue Configuration to Greece.Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2004 Bombardier Aerospace (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension : BBD BBD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Barbados Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. .A) (TSX: BBD.B) announced today that Greece's Hellenic Air Force The Hellenic Air Force (HAF) (Greek: Πολεμική Αεροπορία (ΠΑ), Polemikí Aeroporía) is the air force of Greece. (HAF imp. 1. Hove. ) has taken delivery of the first of two Bombardier(i) 415(i) MP in Search and Rescue (SAR (Segmentation And Reassembly) The protocol that converts data to cells for transmission over an ATM network. It is the lower part of the ATM Adaption Layer (AAL), which is responsible for the entire operation. See AAL. SAR - segmentation and reassembly ) configuration. The aircraft, which had been sold previously to the HAF, has been modified as part of a development performed in cooperation with SAAB SAAB Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (Swedish Aeroplane Corporation; auto/aircraft manufacturer) SAAB Student-Athlete Advisory Board SAAB Student African American Brotherhood SAAB South African Association of Botanists Nyge Aero AB of Sweden. A variant of the rugged Bombardier 415, widely known as the most productive fire fighting aircraft in service, the Bombardier 415 MP incorporates numerous modifications to perform surveillance missions, with the additional benefit of direct interventions at sea. Typical missions include search and rescue, maritime patrol, law enforcement and environmental control. The Bombardier 415 MP retains the capability to carry, drop and scoop over 6,100 litres (1,600 US gallons) of water. It is fitted with sophisticated sensors to locate and identify vessels, people in distress, and pollutants. The sensor suite includes infrared and daylight cameras, a side-looking airborne radar An airborne radar, viewing at right angles to the axis of the vehicle, which produces a presentation of terrain or moving targets. Also called SLAR. and a nose-mounted weather and search radar. The most innovative feature of the Bombardier 415 MP is its ability to quickly deploy a specialized jet boat that can carry a rapid intervention teams of five persons at over 80 km/h. The design of the mission equipment allows reconfiguration of the aircraft to transport cargo, personnel, casualties on stretchers, paratroops or underwater divers, in less than two hours. "The Bombardier 415 MP is a very capable and cost-effective aircraft able to carry out a multitude of specialized missions that previously required dedicated aircraft," said Michel Bourgeois, President, Bombardier Amphibious Aircraft. "The advent of this new model reflects both the growing market interest in multipurpose platforms to perform a broad range of tasks in public security and civil protection, as well as Bombardier's commitment to enhancing the value proposition of its products through continuing investment." About Bombardier A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, from regional aircraft and business jets to rail transportation equipment, Bombardier Inc. is a global corporation headquartered in Canada. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2004, were $21.3 billion Cdn and its shares are traded on the Toronto, Brussels and Frankfurt stock exchanges Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. (BBD, BOM and BBDd.F). News and information are available at www.bombardier.com (i) Trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries Note to Editors: Images/Illustrations will be available on our Web site photo gallery at: www.aero.bombardier.com/htmen/F15.jsp |
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