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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Eurocopter expands U.S. market investment

With the arrival of its new CEO, American Eurocopter also revealed that it is expanding its “footprint” in the U.S.

Rotorcraft

May 9, 2008

Delays stymie EC 145 entry into service in Europe & U.S.

The French Sécurité Civile (the state rescue arm) no longer has a defined entry-into-service schedule for its Eurocopter EC 145 twin-turbine helicopters.

Rotorcraft

May 9, 2008

PZL-Swidnik’s turbine single helo certified

More than a decade-and-a-half after PZL-Swidnik introduced it to the Western world in 1985, the Polish helicopter manufacturer’s Ecureuil-like SW-4 turbine

Rotorcraft

May 9, 2008

Top of the world

In a world in which one can, by means of a relatively inexpensive handheld GPS, determine one’s position within two feet, there just aren’t a lot of explor

Rotorcraft

May 9, 2008

Videos

PDG secures funding for expansion

UK rotorcraft charter operator PDG Helicopters is poised to expand through acquisition after sealing a new £7.5 million ($12 million) funding package.

Rotorcraft

May 9, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Biggest Sikorsky ever proposed

Nobody beats the Russians when it comes to rotorcraft “bigness.” Mil unveiled the Mi-12 in 1971 and later hoisted a record-setting 44 tons to more than 7,0

Rotorcraft

May 8, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Wrong place, wrong time, baby's fine

Most medevac helicopter missions are a race against time, and when the helicopter loses, it’s usually a time for sadness.

Rotorcraft

May 8, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: First EC 145 U.S. sales

American Eurocopter has sold its first EC 145 in the U.S., to the Lee County (Florida) division of public safety/EMS.

Rotorcraft

May 8, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: If they'd never brought it up...

For the last 15 years, a northern New Jersey bank has been quietly landing its AS 350 AStar on a grassy patch of ground a few yards from its Ramsey o

Rotorcraft

May 8, 2008

CHC posted on the big board

CHC Helicopter Corp.

Rotorcraft

May 8, 2008

Air Methods & Rocky merged

Finalizing an acquisition process long under way, leading aeromedical transport operator Air Methods of Denver acquired Rocky Mountain Holdings (RMH) of Pr

Rotorcraft

May 8, 2008

On-demand helo airline to link NE Corridor sites

The successful helicopter airline is the rotorcraft world’s equivalent of the lost continent of Atlantis.

Rotorcraft

May 8, 2008

IMAX flick shows helos in a good light

Helicopters have traditionally gotten short shrift in the movies.

Rotorcraft

May 8, 2008

Eurocopter EC 225 suffers one-year delay

Eurocopter now targets late next year as the new certification date for the EC 225.

Rotorcraft

May 8, 2008

Obstacle avoidance system STC'd on Bell 212

Laval, Ontario-based Amphitech International received a limited STC for its Oasys helicopter obstacle avoidance radar as installed aboard the Bell 212.

Safety

May 8, 2008

Helitech 2002 puts spotlight on São Paulo helicopters

The Brazilian city of São Paulo lies south of the equator, straddling the Tropic of Capricorn, and is about as far east as the southern tip of Greenland.

Rotorcraft

May 8, 2008

What Worked for Beer May Work for Bell

Beset with stagnant civil sales, a stymied multi-billion-dollar, investment-intensive defense project and a dearth of new programs in the pipeline, Bell He

Rotorcraft

May 7, 2008

HAS Corp., Major Bell Reseller, Files Chapter 11

HAS Corp, the Dallas and Mount Pleasant, Pa.-based helicopter resale and completions center, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

May 7, 2008

S-92 Completes First Full Autorotation

Sikorsky’s S-92 medium-twin program has passed another milestone on its way to certification as prototype number four performed two flawless autorotational

Rotorcraft

May 7, 2008

Mercy Air EMS Accident Claims Three

A Bell 222 operated by Air Methods subsidiary Mercy Air crashed on September 7 at 4:40 a.m.

Accidents

May 7, 2008

Rotorcraft

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

Latest

Eurocopter expands U.S. market investment

With the arrival of its new CEO, American Eurocopter also revealed that it is expanding its “footprint” in the U.S.

Delays stymie EC 145 entry into service in Europe & U.S.

The French Sécurité Civile (the state rescue arm) no longer has a defined entry-into-service schedule for its Eurocopter EC 145 twin-turbine helicopters.

PZL-Swidnik’s turbine single helo certified

More than a decade-and-a-half after PZL-Swidnik introduced it to the Western world in 1985, the Polish helicopter manufacturer’s Ecureuil-like SW-4 turbine

Top of the world

In a world in which one can, by means of a relatively inexpensive handheld GPS, determine one’s position within two feet, there just aren’t a lot of explor

Videos

More Articles

PDG secures funding for expansion

UK rotorcraft charter operator PDG Helicopters is poised to expand through acquisition after sealing a new £7.5 million ($12 million) funding package.

Rotorcraft Update: Biggest Sikorsky ever proposed

Nobody beats the Russians when it comes to rotorcraft “bigness.” Mil unveiled the Mi-12 in 1971 and later hoisted a record-setting 44 tons to more than 7,0

Rotorcraft Update: Wrong place, wrong time, baby's fine

Most medevac helicopter missions are a race against time, and when the helicopter loses, it’s usually a time for sadness.

Rotorcraft Update: First EC 145 U.S. sales

American Eurocopter has sold its first EC 145 in the U.S., to the Lee County (Florida) division of public safety/EMS.

Rotorcraft Update: If they'd never brought it up...

For the last 15 years, a northern New Jersey bank has been quietly landing its AS 350 AStar on a grassy patch of ground a few yards from its Ramsey o

CHC posted on the big board

CHC Helicopter Corp.

Air Methods & Rocky merged

Finalizing an acquisition process long under way, leading aeromedical transport operator Air Methods of Denver acquired Rocky Mountain Holdings (RMH) of Pr

On-demand helo airline to link NE Corridor sites

The successful helicopter airline is the rotorcraft world’s equivalent of the lost continent of Atlantis.

IMAX flick shows helos in a good light

Helicopters have traditionally gotten short shrift in the movies.

Eurocopter EC 225 suffers one-year delay

Eurocopter now targets late next year as the new certification date for the EC 225.

Obstacle avoidance system STC'd on Bell 212

Laval, Ontario-based Amphitech International received a limited STC for its Oasys helicopter obstacle avoidance radar as installed aboard the Bell 212.

Helitech 2002 puts spotlight on São Paulo helicopters

The Brazilian city of São Paulo lies south of the equator, straddling the Tropic of Capricorn, and is about as far east as the southern tip of Greenland.

What Worked for Beer May Work for Bell

Beset with stagnant civil sales, a stymied multi-billion-dollar, investment-intensive defense project and a dearth of new programs in the pipeline, Bell He

HAS Corp., Major Bell Reseller, Files Chapter 11

HAS Corp, the Dallas and Mount Pleasant, Pa.-based helicopter resale and completions center, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

S-92 Completes First Full Autorotation

Sikorsky’s S-92 medium-twin program has passed another milestone on its way to certification as prototype number four performed two flawless autorotational

Mercy Air EMS Accident Claims Three

A Bell 222 operated by Air Methods subsidiary Mercy Air crashed on September 7 at 4:40 a.m.

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