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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Russia plans to challenge the West in high-speed helicopter market

Russian manufacturers Kamov and Mil are developing advanced high-speed helicopter (AHSH) designs with the goal of creating a helicopter that flies as fast

Rotorcraft

July 28, 2009

Erickson Aircranes find niche battling wildfires across the U.S.

Northern Wisconsin forests are experiencing their worst drought in 70 years.

Rotorcraft

July 28, 2009

Bell 429 certified

Bell Helicopter received Transport Canada certification for its long-awaited new light twin, the 429, last month.

Rotorcraft

July 28, 2009

London Police fly 5,000 hours with Skyquest

London’s Metropolitan Police Air Support Unit in June flew its 5,000th hour (in almost two years) with its fleet of three Eurocopter EC 145s equipped with

Rotorcraft

July 28, 2009

Videos

Sikorsky X2 propulsor engaged

Sikorsky’s X2 compound helicopter reached another milestone last month by completing two test flights that included full engagement of the high-speed tail

Rotorcraft

July 28, 2009

Police A109E hits mountain

The AgustaWestland A109E, owned by the New Mexico State Department of Public Safety and operated by the New Mexico State Police, had just rescued a lost hi

Accidents

July 28, 2009

Eurocopter taps Brazil’s resources

Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling in June said Brazil is to become his company’s “fourth domestic country,” after France, Germany and Spain.

Rotorcraft

July 28, 2009

Daher to design new helo airframe

Daher has signed a contract with Eurocopter to design, develop and produce a “new generation” airframe for light helicopters.

Rotorcraft

July 28, 2009

UBS: Helicopter Inventory in High Hover

Inventories of used turbine helicopters have been building since the middle of last year “but now appear to be stabilizing, albeit at record-high levels,”

Rotorcraft

July 28, 2009

Cessna, Bell Parent Textron Reports 2Q Loss

Textron, parent company of Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter, today reported a net loss of $58 million in the second quarter, compared with a $258 millio

Rotorcraft

July 28, 2009

Bell, union agree on new contract

A six-week strike at Bell Helicopter Textron’s transmission and rotor-blade component plants in Texas ended after union members ratified a revised four-yea

Rotorcraft

July 27, 2009

Urban Aeronautics ground tests unmanned fancraft

Israel’s Urban Aeronautics is ground-testing its unmanned Mule fancraft, an unconventional rotorcraft featuring two shrouded main rotors in tandem configur

Rotorcraft

July 24, 2009

Bell Helicopter Strike in Texas Ends

A bitter six-week strike at Bell Helicopter Textron’s transmission and rotor blade component plants in Fort Worth, Texas, ended after union members ratifie

Rotorcraft

July 23, 2009

Eurocopter To Upgrade 40-year-old British Pumas

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is proceeding with a controversial upgrade of 30 SA330 Puma helicopters that have already been operated by the Royal Air F

Rotorcraft

July 22, 2009

Turbine Helicopter Inventories Leveling Out, UBS Says

Inventories of used turbine helicopters have been building since the middle of last year, “but now appear to be stabilizing, albeit at record-high levels,”

Rotorcraft

July 9, 2009

Sikorsky X2 Achieves Flight with Full Propulsor

Sikorsky’s X2 compound helicopter reached another milestone last week by completing two test flights that included full engagement of the high-speed tail p

Rotorcraft

July 7, 2009

Bell 429 Light Twin Gets OK from FAA, Transport Canada

Bell Helicopter on July 1 announced that it received FAA and Transport Canada certification for its long awaited Bell 429 light twin.

Rotorcraft

July 6, 2009

Air Methods Appeals NTSB Midair Findings

Air Methods has petitioned the NTSB to revise its probable cause findings related to the fatal midair collision between an Air Methods Bell 407 and a Class

Safety

June 30, 2009

Bell: No Delivery Disruptions in Wake of Texas Strike

Negotiations are expected to resume tomorrow between Bell Helicopter and the more than 2,400 production and maintenance workers from United Auto Workers Lo

Rotorcraft

June 30, 2009

Pilot Report: Bell 429

By the time you read this, it is likely that Bell Helicopter will have received Transport Canada type certification for its twin-turbine Bell 429 light hel

Rotorcraft

June 30, 2009

Rotorcraft

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

Latest

Russia plans to challenge the West in high-speed helicopter market

Russian manufacturers Kamov and Mil are developing advanced high-speed helicopter (AHSH) designs with the goal of creating a helicopter that flies as fast

Erickson Aircranes find niche battling wildfires across the U.S.

Northern Wisconsin forests are experiencing their worst drought in 70 years.

Bell 429 certified

Bell Helicopter received Transport Canada certification for its long-awaited new light twin, the 429, last month.

London Police fly 5,000 hours with Skyquest

London’s Metropolitan Police Air Support Unit in June flew its 5,000th hour (in almost two years) with its fleet of three Eurocopter EC 145s equipped with

Videos

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Sikorsky X2 propulsor engaged

Sikorsky’s X2 compound helicopter reached another milestone last month by completing two test flights that included full engagement of the high-speed tail

Police A109E hits mountain

The AgustaWestland A109E, owned by the New Mexico State Department of Public Safety and operated by the New Mexico State Police, had just rescued a lost hi

Eurocopter taps Brazil’s resources

Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling in June said Brazil is to become his company’s “fourth domestic country,” after France, Germany and Spain.

Daher to design new helo airframe

Daher has signed a contract with Eurocopter to design, develop and produce a “new generation” airframe for light helicopters.

UBS: Helicopter Inventory in High Hover

Inventories of used turbine helicopters have been building since the middle of last year “but now appear to be stabilizing, albeit at record-high levels,”

Cessna, Bell Parent Textron Reports 2Q Loss

Textron, parent company of Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter, today reported a net loss of $58 million in the second quarter, compared with a $258 millio

Bell, union agree on new contract

A six-week strike at Bell Helicopter Textron’s transmission and rotor-blade component plants in Texas ended after union members ratified a revised four-yea

Urban Aeronautics ground tests unmanned fancraft

Israel’s Urban Aeronautics is ground-testing its unmanned Mule fancraft, an unconventional rotorcraft featuring two shrouded main rotors in tandem configur

Bell Helicopter Strike in Texas Ends

A bitter six-week strike at Bell Helicopter Textron’s transmission and rotor blade component plants in Fort Worth, Texas, ended after union members ratifie

Eurocopter To Upgrade 40-year-old British Pumas

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is proceeding with a controversial upgrade of 30 SA330 Puma helicopters that have already been operated by the Royal Air F

Turbine Helicopter Inventories Leveling Out, UBS Says

Inventories of used turbine helicopters have been building since the middle of last year, “but now appear to be stabilizing, albeit at record-high levels,”

Sikorsky X2 Achieves Flight with Full Propulsor

Sikorsky’s X2 compound helicopter reached another milestone last week by completing two test flights that included full engagement of the high-speed tail p

Bell 429 Light Twin Gets OK from FAA, Transport Canada

Bell Helicopter on July 1 announced that it received FAA and Transport Canada certification for its long awaited Bell 429 light twin.

Air Methods Appeals NTSB Midair Findings

Air Methods has petitioned the NTSB to revise its probable cause findings related to the fatal midair collision between an Air Methods Bell 407 and a Class

Bell: No Delivery Disruptions in Wake of Texas Strike

Negotiations are expected to resume tomorrow between Bell Helicopter and the more than 2,400 production and maintenance workers from United Auto Workers Lo

Pilot Report: Bell 429

By the time you read this, it is likely that Bell Helicopter will have received Transport Canada type certification for its twin-turbine Bell 429 light hel

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