United Rotorcraft

United Rotorcraft is a helicopter completions and mission equipment company based in Englewood, Colorado. It is part of Air Methods. The company says it offers complete vertical integration solutions, from design and manufacturing to engineering, installation and certification. It has built its reputation since 1995.

Its services include helicopter completions, installations and MRO work, which means repair, modification and maintenance. It also designs, integrates and installs medical equipment, avionics and vehicle accessories. The company builds patient loading systems for military MEDEVAC and integrates accessories for customer fleets.

Its products include medical interiors and equipment, avionics, radios and lighting. Both OEM and aftermarket equipment are offered. The website says its product solutions have been certified in most helicopters worldwide. An operator can have a helicopter configured for its role by one supplier.

The company's avionics work includes HTAWS, ADS-B, XM Weather, traffic systems and flight data management. The website says it has installed these on hundreds of Part 27 and Part 29 aircraft worldwide. Airframe accessories include searchlights, anti collision lights, night vision modifications, cargo hooks, firefighting buckets and tanks, and FLIR systems.

The company serves air medical (HEMS) operators, airborne law enforcement and search and rescue, corporate and VIP customers, firefighting and utility operators, and military air and ground MEDEVAC. Its work covers the rotorcraft types its customers fly. It says it has over 25 years of experience installing airframe accessories on the Air Methods fleet.

United Rotorcraft has facilities in Englewood, Colorado; Mesa, Arizona; and West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. Its manufacturing sector covers more than 140,000 square feet, and its completion and modification hangar space is over 55,000 square feet. The company says it has been ISO 9001 certified since 2000 and AS9100 certified since 2013.

Each new contract is given a program manager who oversees the schedule and budget until delivery. After delivery, customer support managers train the crew on how to operate the installed equipment. An AOG line is available 24/7 for parts and service emergencies. The company also manufactures many of its products under FAA PMA.

Services

• Helicopter completions
• Installations
• MRO (repair, modification and maintenance)
• Mission equipment
• Avionics installation
• Airframe accessories
• Patient loading systems
• Engineering and certification
• Logistics support
• Custom aircraft interiors