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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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New Rotorcraft 2010
Both product support and research and development have taken hits in the helicopter industry as cash flow and current sales shrink, while future orders
Rotorcraft
January 25, 2010
Eurocopter Held Its Own in 2009
Eurocopter received net orders for 344 helicopters last year, down from an expected 450 one year ago, but kept deliveries at a high level, the company said
Rotorcraft
January 21, 2010
RAF Boosting Chinook Helicopter Fleet with New Builds and Rebuilds
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) plans to order 22 new Chinooks, in its latest response to widespread criticism over the shortage of heavy helicopter lift to s
Aircraft
January 18, 2010
VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Gets Limited Funding
Limited funding for the Lockheed Martin/AgustaWestland VH-71 presidential
Aircraft
January 18, 2010
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New Standards Proposed for Composite Helo Parts
Yesterday, the FAA published a proposed NPRM covering new airworthiness standards for composite structures on normal category rotorcraft under FAR Parts 27
Regulations and Government
January 7, 2010
Rotorcraft Update: Robinson Sees Rebound
Robinson Helicopter vice president Kurt Robinson last month said the market for his company’s piston-engine helicopters has improved substantially from ear
Rotorcraft
December 29, 2009
Rotorcraft Update: Russian Helicopters Expands in Iran, Uzbekistan
Russian Helicopters and Uzbekistan’s Uzrosavia last month in Moscow signed an agreement to cooperate on the maintenance of Russian-built rotorcraft.
Rotorcraft
December 29, 2009
Rotorcraft Update: American Eurocopter Gains Level-D Approval
American Eurocopter recently received level-D certification and is now authorized to repair and overhaul tailbooms and stabilizers for the EC 135.
Environment
December 29, 2009
Rotorcraft Update: Kamov Ka-226T in Flight Tests
Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise, one of the companies in holding firm Russian Helicopters, has completed a phase of tests with a Turbomeca-powered
Rotorcraft
December 29, 2009
Rotorcratf Update: Eurocopter, Daher Break Ground on Logistic Center
Eurocopter and equipment and service specialist Daher last month broke ground on a logistic center that is to open in the third quarter in Marignane.
Rotorcraft
December 29, 2009
Vision 1000 added to Eurocopter’s light helos
Eurocopter is offering a low-cost and lightweight flight data monitoring system for light helicopters.
Avionics
December 29, 2009
Alertness management coming soon for HEMS
At hearings last month members of the Senate Aviation Operations subcommittee pressured FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt to speed the agency’s rewrite of re
Safety
December 29, 2009
Operational evaluations to be required in Europe
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is changing its voluntary operational evaluations to mandatory operational suitability (OS) approvals for new ai
Regulations and Government
December 29, 2009
Production ramp-up slow for two-seat Cabri
Hélicoptères Guimbal, the France-based manufacturer that is offering a more modern, pricier alternative to existing piston-engine helicopters (see </em
Rotorcraft
December 29, 2009
Vector Gets STC For Bell 407 Glass Cockpit
Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services has received an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for an integrated cockpit display system (ICDS) in the Bell 40
Avionics
December 29, 2009
Luxury yacht-tender EC 155 concept unveiled
Helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter, designer Andrew Winch and luxury yacht specialist Edmiston introduced a stylish new completion scheme for the EC 155 at
Cabin Interior and Electronics
December 29, 2009
Kamov Ka-32 gets EASA nod
Russian Helicopters, the holding company that combines the country’s helicopter industry under one umbrella, has received EASA certification for the 11-met
Rotorcraft
December 29, 2009
DLR tests haptic sidestick controls
German aerospace research center DLR is testing sidesticks that provide force feedback and, on a more innovative note, touch cues to reduce crew workload.
Rotorcraft
December 29, 2009
Bell’s XworX studying improved rotor blades
Bell Helicopter’s XworX special projects and rapid prototyping center exists to give customers added value, according to Nick Lappos, senior vice president
Rotorcraft
December 29, 2009
Changhe Completes First S-76C++
China’s Aviation Industry Corporation’s (Avic) Changhe subsidiary has completed its first Sikorsky S-76C++ airframe at its plant near Shanghai.
Rotorcraft
December 29, 2009
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