Rotorcraft

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

Latest

Military Huey Reincarnated as the Civil Bell 210

FAA certification of the Bell 210, a single-turbine medium helicopter derived from the military UH-1H Huey, could happen this month, Bell CEO Mike Redenbau

Rotorcraft

April 25, 2007

Keystone Breaks Ground On Giant 'Heliplex'

Keystone Helicopter is “digging in for long-term growth.” The company announced last Friday that it broke ground for a 173,000-sq-ft, multi-building techni

Rotorcraft

April 18, 2007

New Controlling Interest Buoys MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters completed a restructuring last month in which Patriarch Partners, a New York financial firm, acquired a controlling interest in the Mesa, Ar

Rotorcraft

April 16, 2007

Civil Tiltrotor Flies in Airplane Mode

Last Friday morning the Bell/Agusta BA609 civil tiltrotor flew over Central Texas with its outboard nacelles rotating forward to full airplane mode for the

Rotorcraft

April 16, 2007

Videos

Enstrom, FAA Issue Alert on Model 480

Enstrom and the FAA have published separate alert notices strongly urging operators of Model 480 turbine helicopters to “immediately” remove any elastomeri

Rotorcraft

April 9, 2007

Glass Cockpit Introduced for Bell Helicopters

Bell Helicopter selected Chelton Flight Systems to provide a glass cockpit for the company’s light single-engine helicopters.

Rotorcraft

April 4, 2007

Helisim To Offer Eurocopter EC 225/725 Simulator

Marignane, France-based Helisim plans to offer a Eurocopter EC 225/725 FAA level-D flight simulator starting in 2007.

Rotorcraft

April 4, 2007

Modular EC 135 Revealed

Eurocopter has developed its own concept of a modular helicopter to meet what it believes are the security requirements of the new generation of EU members

Rotorcraft

April 3, 2007

EGPWS Standard on S-76s, S-92s

Sikorsky plans to make Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Systems (EGPWS) standard equipment on all future production S-76s and S-92s.

Avionics

April 3, 2007

Norsk Wins Barents Sea Contract

A 16-month, $16 million (including options) contract to service new Statoil Snøehvit production platforms in the Barents Sea has been awarded to Norsk Heli

Rotorcraft

April 3, 2007

European Feedback Needed

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is inviting European operators to comment on its proposed operations and licensing regulations.

Rotorcraft

April 3, 2007

‘Smart’ system could reduce helicopter noise and vibration

Reducing vibration and noise is key to the goal of gaining public acceptance of the rotorcraft as a routine mode of transport.

Rotorcraft

April 3, 2007

Never say never again: Bond Helicopters returns

The prodigal sons of the North Sea oil-support community, brothers Stephen and Peter Bond, have returned to the fray more than eight weeks early.

Rotorcraft

April 3, 2007

Passenger Jumps from Helo in Apparent Suicide

A 25-year-old Illinois man jumped to his death from a Papillon Airways Bell 206L while in cruise flight over the Grand Canyon on June 10.

Rotorcraft

April 2, 2007

Sikorsky S-92 Obtains European Certification

The S-92 medium-twin helicopter has become the first rotorcraft to be certified by the new European Aviation Safety Agency.

Regulations and Government

April 2, 2007

High Density Altitude Helped Bring Down Helicopter

The pilot’s decision to rapidly maneuver the helicopter at a high density altitude near steeply sloping terrain was the cause of a fatal air-tour helicopte

Accidents

April 2, 2007

Sikorsky Chairman Dean Borgman Retires

Dean Borgman, chairman of Sikorsky Aircraft, retired on July 1.

Rotorcraft

April 2, 2007

FAA Sets TSO Sights on Night Vision Goggles

The FAA is proposing a technical standard order (TSO) for night vision goggles.

Regulations and Government

April 2, 2007

FAA/JAA Helicopter Noise Standards Harmonized

Manufacturers of newly designed helicopters will have to meet slightly revised U.S.

Regulations and Government

April 2, 2007

Sagem Avionics Bows In at Helicopter Show

The merger of two small avionics firms, Sfim and Arnav, has led to the creation of Sagem Avionics, a Grand Prairie, Texas-based company with about 50 emplo

Avionics

March 30, 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

Military Huey Reincarnated as the Civil Bell 210

FAA certification of the Bell 210, a single-turbine medium helicopter derived from the military UH-1H Huey, could happen this month, Bell CEO Mike Redenbau

Keystone Breaks Ground On Giant 'Heliplex'

Keystone Helicopter is “digging in for long-term growth.” The company announced last Friday that it broke ground for a 173,000-sq-ft, multi-building techni

New Controlling Interest Buoys MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters completed a restructuring last month in which Patriarch Partners, a New York financial firm, acquired a controlling interest in the Mesa, Ar

Civil Tiltrotor Flies in Airplane Mode

Last Friday morning the Bell/Agusta BA609 civil tiltrotor flew over Central Texas with its outboard nacelles rotating forward to full airplane mode for the

Videos

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Enstrom, FAA Issue Alert on Model 480

Enstrom and the FAA have published separate alert notices strongly urging operators of Model 480 turbine helicopters to “immediately” remove any elastomeri

Glass Cockpit Introduced for Bell Helicopters

Bell Helicopter selected Chelton Flight Systems to provide a glass cockpit for the company’s light single-engine helicopters.

Helisim To Offer Eurocopter EC 225/725 Simulator

Marignane, France-based Helisim plans to offer a Eurocopter EC 225/725 FAA level-D flight simulator starting in 2007.

Modular EC 135 Revealed

Eurocopter has developed its own concept of a modular helicopter to meet what it believes are the security requirements of the new generation of EU members

EGPWS Standard on S-76s, S-92s

Sikorsky plans to make Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Systems (EGPWS) standard equipment on all future production S-76s and S-92s.

Norsk Wins Barents Sea Contract

A 16-month, $16 million (including options) contract to service new Statoil Snøehvit production platforms in the Barents Sea has been awarded to Norsk Heli

European Feedback Needed

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is inviting European operators to comment on its proposed operations and licensing regulations.

‘Smart’ system could reduce helicopter noise and vibration

Reducing vibration and noise is key to the goal of gaining public acceptance of the rotorcraft as a routine mode of transport.

Never say never again: Bond Helicopters returns

The prodigal sons of the North Sea oil-support community, brothers Stephen and Peter Bond, have returned to the fray more than eight weeks early.

Passenger Jumps from Helo in Apparent Suicide

A 25-year-old Illinois man jumped to his death from a Papillon Airways Bell 206L while in cruise flight over the Grand Canyon on June 10.

Sikorsky S-92 Obtains European Certification

The S-92 medium-twin helicopter has become the first rotorcraft to be certified by the new European Aviation Safety Agency.

High Density Altitude Helped Bring Down Helicopter

The pilot’s decision to rapidly maneuver the helicopter at a high density altitude near steeply sloping terrain was the cause of a fatal air-tour helicopte

Sikorsky Chairman Dean Borgman Retires

Dean Borgman, chairman of Sikorsky Aircraft, retired on July 1.

FAA Sets TSO Sights on Night Vision Goggles

The FAA is proposing a technical standard order (TSO) for night vision goggles.

FAA/JAA Helicopter Noise Standards Harmonized

Manufacturers of newly designed helicopters will have to meet slightly revised U.S.

Sagem Avionics Bows In at Helicopter Show

The merger of two small avionics firms, Sfim and Arnav, has led to the creation of Sagem Avionics, a Grand Prairie, Texas-based company with about 50 emplo

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