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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More changes for ‘natural quiet’ rule

The subject of aircraft noise in the Grand Canyon area has been of special interest to helicopter operators for years now, but it might be taking on an eve

Regulations and Government

May 2, 2008

Eurocopter renews helo safety effort

Eurocopter’s “fleet safety directorate,” officially formed last July, continues to study human factors in helicopter operations, with the statistical backd

Safety

May 2, 2008

EC 175 main gearbox takes shape

Eurocopter design engineers continue ground testing the main gearbox of the EC 175 medium twin.

Rotorcraft

May 2, 2008

MD Helicopters Move Likely

Cushman and Wakefield, the real-estate firm hired by MD Helicopters parent company Patriarch Partners, has reportedly narrowed potential new sites for the

Rotorcraft

May 2, 2008

Videos

Agusta, MDHI again in battle for USCG helo bid

The U.S.

Rotorcraft

April 21, 2008

Osprey resumes flight test; tiltrotor future far from certain

With little fanfare and a lot of crossed fingers, flight test of the embattled Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey resumed in the final days of May at the U.S.

Rotorcraft

April 21, 2008

Rotor blade implicated in S-76A+ crash

With more than 90 percent of the wreckage recovered, the UK’s Department for Transport’s Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has released preliminary

Rotorcraft

April 21, 2008

Confidence in AB139 high despite crash

Despite the fatal loss of one of its prototypes, Agusta and program partner Bell Helicopter are confident of the success of the AB139 and recently celebrat

Rotorcraft

April 21, 2008

Helo Rescue Goes Awry on Mount Hood

Attempting to rescue injured climbers on Oregon’s highest peak in an accident that left three dead, a Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk search-and-rescue Black Haw

Rotorcraft

April 18, 2008

Russian Rotorcraft Resurrected

In the peek-a-boo world of Russian rotorcrafting (now you see the program, now you don’t), plans have been announced to finally go ahead with the Kamov Ka-

Rotorcraft

April 18, 2008

PZL-Swidnik SW-4 Preps for Certification

It seems summer is the time of year for somnolent helicopter programs to wake up and stretch their rotors toward the sun…and certification.

Rotorcraft

April 18, 2008

Anti-noise Advocates Lose Grand Teton Appeal

Anti-noise Advocates Lose Grand Teton AppealA federal appeals court has dismissed a bid by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Wilderness S

Rotorcraft

April 18, 2008

Air Methods buys Rocky Mountain

The inexorable “bigger is better” economic logic of consolidation that has reshaped much of the fixed-wing side of aviation is now beginning to emerge in t

Rotorcraft

April 18, 2008

Fire season gets hot as crash kills 3

By mid-June the national wildfire situation was speeding past all-time record proportions in nearly every category.

Rotorcraft

April 18, 2008

X-50A testbed may lead to faster hybrid helo

In the aeronautical mountain range, a few peaks are still unclimbed.

Rotorcraft

April 18, 2008

Heli-Expo ’08

It wasn’t just the great Texas barbeque that put smiles on the faces of Heli-Expo visitors.

Rotorcraft

April 1, 2008

Operator gives helo fractional a ‘Whirl’

With the successes of the fractional model for business jet ownership, it was perhaps only a matter of time before a national fractional helicopter operati

Charter & Fractional

April 1, 2008

Challenges ahead for expanding air ambulance service provider

With its 2007 acquisition of Pittsburgh-based CJ Systems, Air Methods has become the largest civil air ambulance provider in the country.

Rotorcraft

April 1, 2008

Certification effort in full swing for BA609

Bell/Agusta Aerospace engineers working on the BA609 Tiltrotor have stepped up their certification efforts, now working with the FAA and the EASA (via Ital

Rotorcraft

April 1, 2008

Bell Backlog To Double by Year-End

Bell Helicopter expects its commercial product backlog to reach $2 billion by the end of the year.

Rotorcraft

March 28, 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

More changes for ‘natural quiet’ rule

The subject of aircraft noise in the Grand Canyon area has been of special interest to helicopter operators for years now, but it might be taking on an eve

Eurocopter renews helo safety effort

Eurocopter’s “fleet safety directorate,” officially formed last July, continues to study human factors in helicopter operations, with the statistical backd

EC 175 main gearbox takes shape

Eurocopter design engineers continue ground testing the main gearbox of the EC 175 medium twin.

MD Helicopters Move Likely

Cushman and Wakefield, the real-estate firm hired by MD Helicopters parent company Patriarch Partners, has reportedly narrowed potential new sites for the

Videos

More Articles

Agusta, MDHI again in battle for USCG helo bid

The U.S.

Osprey resumes flight test; tiltrotor future far from certain

With little fanfare and a lot of crossed fingers, flight test of the embattled Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey resumed in the final days of May at the U.S.

Rotor blade implicated in S-76A+ crash

With more than 90 percent of the wreckage recovered, the UK’s Department for Transport’s Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has released preliminary

Confidence in AB139 high despite crash

Despite the fatal loss of one of its prototypes, Agusta and program partner Bell Helicopter are confident of the success of the AB139 and recently celebrat

Helo Rescue Goes Awry on Mount Hood

Attempting to rescue injured climbers on Oregon’s highest peak in an accident that left three dead, a Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk search-and-rescue Black Haw

Russian Rotorcraft Resurrected

In the peek-a-boo world of Russian rotorcrafting (now you see the program, now you don’t), plans have been announced to finally go ahead with the Kamov Ka-

PZL-Swidnik SW-4 Preps for Certification

It seems summer is the time of year for somnolent helicopter programs to wake up and stretch their rotors toward the sun…and certification.

Anti-noise Advocates Lose Grand Teton Appeal

Anti-noise Advocates Lose Grand Teton AppealA federal appeals court has dismissed a bid by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Wilderness S

Air Methods buys Rocky Mountain

The inexorable “bigger is better” economic logic of consolidation that has reshaped much of the fixed-wing side of aviation is now beginning to emerge in t

Fire season gets hot as crash kills 3

By mid-June the national wildfire situation was speeding past all-time record proportions in nearly every category.

X-50A testbed may lead to faster hybrid helo

In the aeronautical mountain range, a few peaks are still unclimbed.

Heli-Expo ’08

It wasn’t just the great Texas barbeque that put smiles on the faces of Heli-Expo visitors.

Operator gives helo fractional a ‘Whirl’

With the successes of the fractional model for business jet ownership, it was perhaps only a matter of time before a national fractional helicopter operati

Challenges ahead for expanding air ambulance service provider

With its 2007 acquisition of Pittsburgh-based CJ Systems, Air Methods has become the largest civil air ambulance provider in the country.

Certification effort in full swing for BA609

Bell/Agusta Aerospace engineers working on the BA609 Tiltrotor have stepped up their certification efforts, now working with the FAA and the EASA (via Ital

Bell Backlog To Double by Year-End

Bell Helicopter expects its commercial product backlog to reach $2 billion by the end of the year.

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