August 27, 2009 - STC awarded for Tail Shaft Cover Antenna Mount for use in a Sikorsky S-76A/B/C

Londonderry, NH – Pro Star Aviation announced today that they received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the installation of a tail rotor shaft cover antenna mount on a Sikorsky S-76A/B/C series rotorcraft. The Tail Shaft Cover Antenna Mount is made up of three items. A Contour Adapter and an Antenna Mount Doubler, both fabricated from aluminum, are mounted on the centerline of the tail rotor drive shaft cover to allow the installation of a variety of low profile low weight antenna styles. An External Doubler also aluminum, is installed on the exterior surface of the tail boom just forward of FS 439.0 to allow the installation of one or two antenna coaxial cable feed through connectors as needed. This STC adds to the more than 40 STCs that Pro Star Aviation now holds on a wide variety of aircraft for systems like TCAS, FMS, EGPWS, EFIS, Moving Map, Satellite TV, SATCOM, High Speed Data and RVSM.