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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Luma Adds LED Caution Panels for Bells

The panels provide an affordable path to NVIS upgrades.

Honeywell Lowers Rotorcraft Delivery Forecast

In its annual survey of rotorcraft operators, the company noted that new purchase-plan rates for the next five years were lowered globally.

Wysong Completes Two Bell 407GXs for PHI Air Medical

One of the newly modified aircraft will be on display at Heli-Expo.

FlightSafety Adds New Helicopter Course Offerings

FlghtSafety is adding new NVG and operational control specialist courses.

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Airbus Delivers Customized H145 to WeatherTech founder

The helicopter features the Airbus Helionix glass cockpit avionics system as well as a Fenestron enclosed tail rotor and Safran Arriel 2E engines.

Heliatica Debuts Two Camera Systems at Heli-Expo 2017

Heliatica unveiled a universal geodetic photomapping and monitoring payload and a blind-zone video system.

P&WC's Tech Focus Targets Engine Reliability, Lower Costs

Pratt & Whitney Canada is introducing a range of predictive and prognostic technology to make its helicopter engines more cost effective to operate.

EASA Okays Robinson R66 Turbine Marine

Tests were conducted in Spain last July at a facility capability of simulating the certification requirements.

Robinson Rolls Out Its 12,000th Helicopter

The company reached the milestone delivered its first helicopter, the R22, in 1979.

Lord's New Bearings Stretch Service Life

Lord is adding a number of new repair offerings and launching an MRO mobile services app.

Thales Develops Small Autopilot for Helicopters

The autopilot can fit on all aircraft, including the lightest platforms.

Shadin Secures STC for Fuel Flow System on R66

RemoteFlo provides pilots with real-time fuel-flow information on their GPS or flight management system.

Indian Capital Delhi Gets New Heliport

Pawan Hans Helicopters is operating a new heliport in the northwest of the Indian capital Delhi.

Asian Rotorcraft Fleet Grows But at Slower Pace

In its 4th annual Asian civil helicopter report, Asian Sky Group saw a 4 percent increase in turbine-powered rotorcraft in 2016.

Quality Aviation Instruments Rebrands as QAI Aerospace

Now QAI Aerospace, the company’s new name reflects its various worldwide services.

Helicopter Industry Hopes To Get A Boost From 2017 Heli-Expo Show

Helicopter Industry Hopes To Get A Boost From 2017 Heli-Expo Show

Safran Moving Ahead with Larger Engine Program

Safran's engines powered helicopters for five first flights last year, although deliveries were flat and support revenues dropped.

HeliTrak's R22 Collective Pull Down Ready to Ship

The collective pull down system lowers the collective automatically in a low rotor rpm situation.

Avinco Reports a Good Results in Difficult Market

A large repossession contract and a raft of transactions helped Monaco-based Avinco to have a decent 2016 despite general economic malaise.

Gill Issued PMA for Bell 407 Sealed Lead-acid Battery

The Redlands, Calif., battery manufacturer's sealed lead-acid battery has been selected as standard equipment for the Bell 407 GXP.

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