Built by Sikorsky Aircraft for the civil and military helicopter market, the S-92 is a twin-engine medium-lift helicopter that shares common parts with the S-70. The S-92 is Sikorsky's most advanced aircraft in its civil product line. Curtiss-Wright Controls systems figure prominently in the safety systems for the S-92, which carries both the helicopter ice protection system and the rotor ice protection system (RIPS). Curtiss-Wright Controls' revolutionary ice and snow protection systems remove icy buildup from the rotors, windshields and engine inlets, allowing the S-92 to take to the sky when other helicopters would stay grounded.