What can not be seen in this picture is the latest purpose of this helicopter: firefighting! During the VAI Verticon 2025 show, N850AR was presented with a 5000 Liter / 1320 US-Gallon watertank developped by australian company Helitak. VIH Helicopters, together with Milestone Aviation, is pioneering the use of former Oil&Gas S-92's in the firefighting role and received FAA certification for the expandable, belly-mounted tank in 2024. Thanks to the civilian certification of the S-92, the cabin can be used to transport firefighters, a privilege e.g. a civilized ex US Army UH-60 doesn't have.

This 2010 built S-92 was trucked in last September and here has emerged from overhaul repainted in VIH livery, about to go on a test flight.

This S-92 was built in 2010 and has here just been craned off a low loader on arrival at the VIH Aerospace facility. The paint is from when it was previously registered 5Y-EXZ. Sister ship N851AR (painted all white) arrived six days ago and is now hangared.

East African based Everett Aviation leased this new Sikorsky S-92 to support off shore oil operations. The S-92 is the first Sikorsky helicopter for the company that began with a single AS350 helicopter in Kenya during 1996.