Photo: Sea King Helicopter, Clacton, Essex by, Christine Matthews, licensed under, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Bridgeport CT Rotair Aerospace Corporation has completed and delivered critical assemblies on the main rotor head of the The Sea King Helicopter to a leading O&R European Customer. The Sea King Sleeve and Hinge Assemblies are complex due to the need to fold the blades when operating on ships at sea. Not only do they need to hold on the blades during operation, but they most allow the blade to be safely folded and stowed after landing. They require critical machining processes, carful close tolerance assembly, hydraulic pressurization and testing. -Wes Harrington CEO.