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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Safran Moving Ahead with New Engine Programs

Safran Helicopter Engines on track to certify four engines in 2019, launching new technology

Schumer Calls For Mandatory FDRs in All Helicopters

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calls for mandatory flight data recorders in helicopters in wake of last week's crash in NYC.

Russian Army To Receive Rychag-AVM on Helicopters

The Rychag-AVM system is touted as the most modern electronic countermeasure for rotorcraft.

French Military Advances Airbus H160M Program

The military variant of Airbus Helicopters H160 could enter service by 2026

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Sundance Names Hillsboro Heli SkyPath Partner

Sundance's SkyPath program works with helicopter schools to provide the company with a pipeline of qualified pilots.

Kopter Expands SH09 Flight Envelope

Kopter's SH09 P3 helicopter prototype has achieved speeds of 135 knots and a ceiling of 10,000 feet

Sikorsky Receives Go-ahead for Marine One Production

Sikorsky has been awarded a contract to build the first six production VH-92As for the Presidtnial transport mission

NATA: Few Regulations Apply To UAM Ground Ops

A new white paper from the National Air Transportation Association highlights the lack of regulations relevant to Urban Air Mobility ground operations.

Uber Announces eVTOL Partner at Elevate Summit

Honeywell also will.work with Jaunt to define its eVTOL's avionics, navigation, flight control and connectivity.

HeliFlite To Offer Initial UberCopter Flights

Uber estimates the flights from the Manhattan heliport to JFK airport will average between $200 and $225.

Charter & Fractional

Safety Concerns Challenge Budding $17B U.S. eVTOL Market

Consulting firm Deloitte sees $17 billion U.S. eVTOL market by 2040; but 80 percent of those surveyed say vehicles unsafe

EmbraerX Unveils New Concept eVTOL

EmbraerX's concept eVTOL features aft ducted thrusters and eight vertical lift rotors.

Kamov’s Ka-65 Minoga Breaks Cover

A prototype or full-scale mockup of the Russian navy's new Ka-65 shipborne helicopter is in assembly.

Honeywell's Nex-gen Radar Selected By UAM Manufacturer

Honeywell's IntuVue RDR-84K uses electronically steered phased-array radar.

AW109 Crashes Atop New York Skyscraper in Rain and Fog

Pilot, the sole occupant, is killed when an AW109E makes a hard landing and catches fire atop New York office tower

Metro Aviation Earns EASA Mx Approval

The Shreveport, Louisiana-based company is an Airbus Helicopter approved service center, specialzing in the EC-135 and 145 models.

Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Gives Nod to Bell 505 for High-altitude Ops

Bell 505 FAA TC gets increased performance information to 22,500 feet.

Honeywell Develops Compact FBW for UAM Market

Honeywell will display its new compact FBW control system for UAM vehicles next week at Uber Elevate.

EASA Calls for AS350/EC130 Fuel System Mods

EASA is recommending, but not mandating, that operators of Airbus AS350/EC130 helicopters install crash-resistant fuel systems.

Maintenance and Modifications

Skyports and Volocopter Building 'Volo-Port' in Singapore

Companies join forces to build first urban air mobility passenger terminal in Singapore

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