Helicopter Engines

Propel your company forward with engines for helicopters
By Darcy Chadwick If you rely on helicopters, you need to know where to buy helicopter engines to get your business off the ground. With so many options to choose from, it can be overwhelming at times to determine what's best for your organization.

You may wonder if your company needs a brand-new helicopter engine, or is it safe enough to buy used? Should you work only with a manufacturer, or would it be OK to work with a distributor? These are just some of the questions you should ponder. When it comes to finding helicopter engines to meet your company's needs, consider the following:

1. Contact a helicopter engines manufacturer directly, and purchase what you need.

2. Use a distributor to buy engines for helicopters.

3. Consider purchasing used helicopter engines.

Buy engines for helicopters straight from the manufacturer

If you want answers on how a company's helicopter engines work, it's best to go ahead and ask. With the most knowledgeable staff, these types of companies are trained to answer whatever questions you may have. Odds are they have the best warranties, too. They want to maintain their good name and keep you as a valued customer.
Try:  Pratt & Whitney Canada offers a product line that incorporates 500 through 3,500 shp, which makes it the widest range in the helicopter engine industry. Choose from five of its engines to learn more about the product, specs, applications, warranty as well as contact information. Turbomeca is known worldwide for its civil helicopters, as well as its military ones. So it comes as no surprise that its engines are top-of-the-line. Search through its list of engine families to find what you desire.

Search through listings from distributors to find helicopter engines for sale

It can be confusing at times to work with a manufacturer directly. There are so many options that you may find you end up with something you didn't originally intend to buy. If you use a distributor to help you weed through the massive amount of information, you can end up with a helicopter engine at a lower price.
Try:  Lycoming sells its helicopter engines domestically as well as internationally. Use its site to narrow down your list of distributors by naming the state you're searching. Helicopterparts.com lists its parts according to manufacturer. You can also do a search to locate the type of engine you desire.

Weigh the option of buying new vs. used helicopter engines

Don't feel like you need to spend top-dollar on brand-new helicopter engines. When searching for helicopter engines online, you can find numerous sites offering used engines that work just as well as newer ones. Most companies provide a warranty of some type to reassure you that newer doesn't always mean more reliable.
Try:  When looking for helicopter engines online, check out HP Aviation, where you can find a list of engine parts for the Bolkow BO105 helicopter. Do a quick inventory search of Preferred Airparts and its site for a used helicopter engine for sale.

• Determine if you should buy helicopter engine parts to fix an older engine before you spend the money on an entire engine. It may be more cost efficient to fix a broken engine, depending upon how damaged it is.