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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French project aims to reduce costs for helicopter operators

Several French-based companies, universities and local authorities have joined forces in a project to reduce helicopter support costs by 30 percent.

Maintenance and Modifications

August 28, 2007

Canadian S-92s Will Fly by Wire

Sikorsky Aircraft has successfully ground tested fly-by-wire (FBW) technology that will debut on 28 H-92s slated for delivery in 2009 to Canadian military

Rotorcraft

August 28, 2007

Customs Takes Two AW139s

The Miami branch of the United States Customs and Border Protection (CPB) Office of Air and Marine has taken delivery of two AgustaWestland AW139s.

Rotorcraft

August 28, 2007

Sikorsky Betters S-92 Dispatch Rate

Sikorsky announced that the FAA has cleared the S-92 to take off and land in crosswinds up to 35 knots, versus the previous 20-knot limitation, and to carr

Rotorcraft

August 28, 2007

Videos

American Eurocopter Chooses EMS Interior Provider

Air Methods’ products division has been selected by American Eurocopter to provide medical interiors, avionics and airframe accessories for the AS 350 and

Rotorcraft

August 28, 2007

AgustaWestland Delivers to China

AgustaWestland has delivered two helicopters–one AW109 Power light twin and one AW139 medium twin–to the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Rotorcraft

August 28, 2007

Eurocopter Upgrades German Sites

Eurocopter this summer unveiled two modernized facilities at Donauwörth, its main German industrial site.

Rotorcraft

August 28, 2007

Evolving surveillance technology keeps police helos one step ahead

Police and emergency services helicopters have undergone a dramatic metamorphosis since the mid-1980s, evolving from the equivalent of the Sopwith Camel to

Rotorcraft

August 28, 2007

EC 145 gets European OK for civil NVG operations

The Eurocopter EC 145 has received the first certification for night vision goggle- aided civil operations.

Rotorcraft

August 28, 2007

New heliport aerospace in Donauwörth

Customers flying to Eurocopter’s Donauwörth training center and customer service facility in Germany now benefit from a helicopter-dedicated airspace layou

Rotorcraft

August 28, 2007

Euro program tests satellite vertical guidance for helo steep approaches

This summer a Eurocopter EC 155 all-weather demonstrator performed satellite-guided precision approach tests in Lausanne, Switzerland, as part of a researc

Rotorcraft

August 28, 2007

HAL Dhruv inches toward 2009 European certification

Indian-based manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) is making progress toward European certification of its Dhruv light-twin helicopter.

Rotorcraft

August 28, 2007

Development hurdles ahead for future presidential helicopter

The AgustaWestland/Bell/Lockheed Martin VH-71 made its first flight July 3 in Yeovil, UK.

Rotorcraft

August 28, 2007

Dart Wins Approval for Apical R44 Floats

Dart Helicopter Services received Transport Canada approval for its Apical Industries emergency float system for Robinson R44s and R44 IIs.

Maintenance and Modifications

July 31, 2007

TV A-Stars Collide Over Phoenix, Four Dead

While broadcasting a police chase on July 27 over Phoenix, a pair of Eurocopter AS350-B2 helicopters collided when their pilots apparently lost sight of ea

Accidents

July 31, 2007

As time passes, operators question BA609 appeal

The Bell/Agusta BA609 civil tiltrotor program is moving forward, according to a Bell spokesman, with two more flight-test ships scheduled to join the two a

Aircraft

July 30, 2007

Piasecki compound X-49 makes first flight

Retrofit technology that could turn the Pentagon’s fleet of Black Hawks and other helicopters into 200-knot, high-altitude speedsters, and later be applied

Rotorcraft

July 25, 2007

Sikorsky X-2 To Fly Late this Year

Sikorsky is readying its X-2 demonstrator for flight tests late this year.

Rotorcraft

July 25, 2007

Sikorsky S-76D Slated To Fly Late Next Year

Sikorsky is confident its upgraded medium twin, the S-76D, will make its first flight in the fourth quarter of next year, said Bruce McKinney, v-p for Euro

Rotorcraft

July 25, 2007

Eurocopter Scores Major Orders

Eurocopter logged orders for 114 civil and military helicopters worth E1.2 billion at this year’s Paris Air Show and says it is on track to sell 700 helico

Rotorcraft

July 25, 2007

Rotorcraft

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

Latest

French project aims to reduce costs for helicopter operators

Several French-based companies, universities and local authorities have joined forces in a project to reduce helicopter support costs by 30 percent.

Canadian S-92s Will Fly by Wire

Sikorsky Aircraft has successfully ground tested fly-by-wire (FBW) technology that will debut on 28 H-92s slated for delivery in 2009 to Canadian military

Customs Takes Two AW139s

The Miami branch of the United States Customs and Border Protection (CPB) Office of Air and Marine has taken delivery of two AgustaWestland AW139s.

Sikorsky Betters S-92 Dispatch Rate

Sikorsky announced that the FAA has cleared the S-92 to take off and land in crosswinds up to 35 knots, versus the previous 20-knot limitation, and to carr

Videos

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American Eurocopter Chooses EMS Interior Provider

Air Methods’ products division has been selected by American Eurocopter to provide medical interiors, avionics and airframe accessories for the AS 350 and

AgustaWestland Delivers to China

AgustaWestland has delivered two helicopters–one AW109 Power light twin and one AW139 medium twin–to the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Eurocopter Upgrades German Sites

Eurocopter this summer unveiled two modernized facilities at Donauwörth, its main German industrial site.

Evolving surveillance technology keeps police helos one step ahead

Police and emergency services helicopters have undergone a dramatic metamorphosis since the mid-1980s, evolving from the equivalent of the Sopwith Camel to

EC 145 gets European OK for civil NVG operations

The Eurocopter EC 145 has received the first certification for night vision goggle- aided civil operations.

New heliport aerospace in Donauwörth

Customers flying to Eurocopter’s Donauwörth training center and customer service facility in Germany now benefit from a helicopter-dedicated airspace layou

Euro program tests satellite vertical guidance for helo steep approaches

This summer a Eurocopter EC 155 all-weather demonstrator performed satellite-guided precision approach tests in Lausanne, Switzerland, as part of a researc

HAL Dhruv inches toward 2009 European certification

Indian-based manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) is making progress toward European certification of its Dhruv light-twin helicopter.

Development hurdles ahead for future presidential helicopter

The AgustaWestland/Bell/Lockheed Martin VH-71 made its first flight July 3 in Yeovil, UK.

Dart Wins Approval for Apical R44 Floats

Dart Helicopter Services received Transport Canada approval for its Apical Industries emergency float system for Robinson R44s and R44 IIs.

TV A-Stars Collide Over Phoenix, Four Dead

While broadcasting a police chase on July 27 over Phoenix, a pair of Eurocopter AS350-B2 helicopters collided when their pilots apparently lost sight of ea

As time passes, operators question BA609 appeal

The Bell/Agusta BA609 civil tiltrotor program is moving forward, according to a Bell spokesman, with two more flight-test ships scheduled to join the two a

Piasecki compound X-49 makes first flight

Retrofit technology that could turn the Pentagon’s fleet of Black Hawks and other helicopters into 200-knot, high-altitude speedsters, and later be applied

Sikorsky X-2 To Fly Late this Year

Sikorsky is readying its X-2 demonstrator for flight tests late this year.

Sikorsky S-76D Slated To Fly Late Next Year

Sikorsky is confident its upgraded medium twin, the S-76D, will make its first flight in the fourth quarter of next year, said Bruce McKinney, v-p for Euro

Eurocopter Scores Major Orders

Eurocopter logged orders for 114 civil and military helicopters worth E1.2 billion at this year’s Paris Air Show and says it is on track to sell 700 helico

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