Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) began flight-testing the second prototype of its MH2000 helicopter in late 1996, and says that the helicopter remains on track to receive airworthiness certification from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau by the end of March. The company has begun marketing the 4.5t-class machine domestically in Japan, and recently opened an MH2000 showroom at Nagoya. MHI is hoping to sell around 100 examples of the ten-seat, twin-engined helicopter over the next ten years.
Source: Flight International