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Rotorcraft
NASA Teams with Germany’s DLR To Research Rotor Noise
A bilateral project between NASA and German aerospace research center DLR is expected to focus on the role rotor tip vortices play in helicopter noise by r
Rotorcraft
Canadian Helicopters Buys New Zealand’s HNZ
The global march toward consolidation of helicopter oil and gas production services companies appears to be continuing.
Aircraft
Metalcraft Buys SJ30 Assets for Only $3.5M
Late last week, the parent company of Cedar City, Utah-based Metalcraft Technologies purchased the assets of the SJ30 light jet program from Emivest Aerosp
Rotorcraft
Bell prepared to finance new civil helo program
by Mark Huber
At this year’s Heli-Expo, Bell CEO John Garrison was adamant that the company could afford a new civil helicopter program.
Rotorcraft
Flying the Bell 407GX
by Mark Huber
As we zip over Orlando’s I-4 at 500 feet agl, Bell Helicopter test pilot Randall Parent discusses the helicopter terrain alerti
Rotorcraft
Study: Most Helo EMS Flights Medically Necessary
A new University of Illinois study found that only 1.4 percent of the 27,697 medevac flights it studied from 2009 were “medically inappropriate.” All of th
ATC
Park Service proposes cap on Grand Canyon flights
by Mark Huber
The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing new rules to cap the number of air-tour flights over the Grand Canyon, further re
Bristow Zeroes In On Training
Thanks to a strategy of organic growth and acquisitions over the last decade, the Bristow Group’s Bristow Academy has grown into the world’s largest commer
Accidents
Lift Helicopter Crashes into LA Missile Plant
A Heli-Flite Sikorsky S-58ET crashed into a Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems missile guidance warehouse Sunday morning in El Segundo, Calif., seriously
ATC
Most of Japan’s Airports Reopen After 9.0 Earthquake
Most of Japan’s airports have reopened in the wake of Friday’s major earthquake and ensuing tsunami that triggered one of the worst nuclear power plant dis
Aviation Specialties Gets STC for Night-vision Goggles on Era Helicopters AW139
Aviation Specialties Unlimited (Booth No.
Heli-Expo 2011: Flying the Bell 407GX
As we zip over I-4 at 500 feet agl, Bell Helicopter test pilot Randall Parent discusses the helicopter terrain alerting and warning system (HTaws) and heli
Chinese Companies Place Order for Five Erickson Air-Cranes
Erickson Air-Crane (Booth No.
Heli-Expo 2011: Bell Says It Can Afford New Civil Programs
Despite relatively flat year-over-year commercial sales, Bell Helicopter CEO John Garrison said the company could easily fund a new, clean-sheet-of-paper c
Heli-Expo 2011: Rolls-Royce Forecasts $140 Billion in New Helicopters from Now to 2020
Engine maker Rolls-Royce released its annual turbine helicopter sales forecast at Heli-Expo 2011.
U.S. Coast Guard Dominates Excellence Awards
Helicopter crews and mechanics serving with the U.S.
Helicopter industry mourns loss of pioneer, inventor Charles Kaman
The helicopter world lost an icon when pioneer, inventor and philanthropist Charlie Kaman died January 31 at the age of 91.
Charles Huron Kaman earned an
Heli-Expo 2011: Uniflight Developing RR500 STC for Bell 206
Uniflight (Booth No.
Bell Offers Glass and Guns on New 407 Models
Bell Helicopter today unveiled two new versions of its 407 single at Heli-Expo–the 407GX and 407AH.
Heli-Expo 2011: Bell Expects More 429 Orders at Heli-Expo
Through the beginning of March, Bell had delivered 21 of its new $5.51 million
Heli-Expo 2011: Bell Offers Glass and Guns on New 407s
Bell Helicopter unveiled two new versions of its 407 single here at Heli-Expo yesterday.
Pentagon Selects Emteq for Helicopter Rotorblade Lighting
The Pentagon’s Naval Research office has selected Emteq to create a rotorblade tip lighting system.
Hillsboro Develops China Clientele
Hillsboro Aviation (Booth No.
