Rotorcraft

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

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Archer Reveals Planned Los Angeles Vertiport Sites

Electric air taxis could fly at the Super Bowl and Summer Olympics

Archer's full-scale Midnight prototype is pictured during its first transition flight

Miami-Dade Police Orders Four Airbus H125 Helicopters

More than 7,200 members of the Ecureuil family have been delivered

Airbus Helicopters H125

PHI Leases Airbus H175 from Milestone Aviation

The helicopter will fly offshore energy missions in Australia

Airbus H175 helicopter for PHI Aviation

Bell Logs Multiple Sales during APSCON Conference

Helicopter manufacturer also delivered two 407 GXis during the event

Peoria Police and Fire Department takes delivery of Bell 505 helicopter

Videos

Leonardo’s AW609 Tiltrotor Progresses Toward Certification

Leonardo’s AW609 Tiltrotor Progresses Toward Certification

August 11, 2021

Leonardo Delivers First TH-73A Trainer Helicopter to U.S. Navy

Leonardo Delivers First TH-73A Trainer Helicopter to U.S. Navy

Infrastructure Will Be Key To Unlocking Electric Aircraft Access in Cities

Infrastructure Will Be Key To Unlocking Electric Aircraft Access in Cities

How New Electric Aircraft Could Transform Public Transportation

How New Electric Aircraft Could Transform Public Transportation

More Articles

LAPD Selects Airwolf Li-ion Batteries for Airbus H125s

Batteries provide better performance and longer life

Maintenance and Modifications

LAPD Airbus H125

Textron eAviation Joins NBAA's AAM Roundtable

Group focuses on maintaining the U.S. position as a global leader in aviation and aerospace, especially in AAM

Textron

FAA Issues STC for Helitak Fire Tank on Sikorsky S-92A

The 5,000-liter tank is easily removable and didn't require any structural changes to the airframe

Sikorsky S-92A helicopter with Helitak fire tank

Learning To Fly with Night-vision Goggles

Training is essential when learning to fly with NVG at night

Aviation Specialties Unlimited and Matt Thurber nigh flying

Outerlink Teams with County Sheriff’s Office on Wi-Fi

The Marion County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) in Ocala, Florida, helps with development of Air IP

Outerlink

Helicopters Contribute To Strong Growth at Leonardo

Orders, revenues, and earnings grew during the first six months of 2024

Leonardo AW189 helicopter

Ecojet Plans To Operate Arc Aerosystems' Linx P9 Hybrid Helicopter

UK green start-up airline wants to operate domestic services with zero carbon emissions

Arc Aerosystems Linx P9 hybrid-electric compound helicopter could be operated by EcoJet

JAC Boeing CH-47 Chinook Helicopter Flies at the Farnborough Airshow

The airshow demo shows how the aircraft can be useful in battle.

Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter flying with underslung gun

GE Aerospace, Airbus Complete First Stage of Research on Next-Gen Helicopter Propulsion

Milestone marks a significant advancement in the collaboration between the two companies

Dubai Clears Air Chateau To Develop Vertiports

The company already operates a heliport at Dubai World Central Al Maktoum International Airport

Air Chateau's Heliport at Dubai World Central Al Maktoum International Airport.

Turkish Aerospace's T625 Gökbey Helicopter Flies at Farnborough International Airshow

The helicopter can be adapted to a variety of missions.

TAI T625 Gökbey Helicopter flying at Farnborough Airshow

Court Cites Federal Preemption in Hawaii Air Tour Case

A district court issued a permanent injunction against monthly air tour operation reporting requirements

Regulations and Government

Safari Helicopters Air Tour in Hawaii (Photo: Safari Helicopters)

Racer Passes 220-knot Target

The Airbus eco-demonstrator helicopter tops 227 knots

Airbus Racer

Airbus Helo Teams with P&WC, Collins on Hybrid H145

The PioneerLab is expected to test fly hybrid propulsion in 2027

Airbus Helicopters PioneerLab (Photo: Airbus Helicopters)

Patria Aviation Gains EASA Certification for Astronautics’ RoadRunner EFI

The RoadRunner electronic flight instrument received approval for installation on Bell 212/412EP helicopters

Astronautics AFI4700 RoadRunner EFI

Joby’s Electric Air Taxi Makes European Debut

The company is now exploring several potential applications for the eVTOL vehicle in the UK and Europe

Joby at Farnborough 2024

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