Content Archive: October 2007

Rotorcraft

To Protect and Serve

Amid numerous press accounts of helicopter heroism during the war in Iraq comes this story of the sort of everyday utility humanitarianism that should walk

Raytheon consolidates service programs

In a reorganization intended to improve customer support, Raytheon Aircraft Services’ chain of 15 FBOs in the U.S., UK and Mexico will, with the exception
Rotorcraft

Helo mod shop marks 25 years of design innovation

Twenty-five years ago, former Bell Helicopter engineer Frelon Tullos founded Heli-Dyne Systems in response to a market he recognized, one that his former e

Canadian design-change rules will mirror U.S. FARs

Proposed amendments to Canadian aviation regulations will require that any design change to aircraft, engines and propellers must meet the latest airworthi
Rotorcraft

Agusta To Increase Stake in BA609 Tiltrotor Program

Agusta officials have revealed they are currently negotiating with Bell to increase the share the Italian manufacturer holds in the BA609 tiltrotor program

Inaugural Latin bizav show prepares for Brazil takeoff

March 13 to 15 sees the staging of the inaugural Latin American Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (LABACE) in São Paulo, Brazil.
Rotorcraft

Rotorhead slide-rule set compares innovations, findings

In the arcane world of helicopter rotor aerodynamics, two concepts that show promise for enhancing safety and performance in the world of high-density-alti
ATC

FAA selects Honeywell to develop LAAS system

After describing its GPS LAAS precision approach system contract as “imminent” for more than six months, the FAA in early May announced its award to Honeyw
Avionics

Unique flight display concept simplifies the instrument scan

Researchers at the University of West Florida’s Institute for Human and Machine Cognition in Pensacola are developing a symbol-based, flight-deck display t
FBOs

Jet-A supplies secure, even in event of war

Energy companies’ experience of the early-1990s Gulf War suggests that any sudden increase in oil prices owing to a new Iraq conflict might be brief, since