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No More Helos for Homeland Defense

As first presented to the public, the Bush Administration appeared ready, willing and able to open the homeland defense purse strings to allow first respon
Rotorcraft

Missouri Man Convicted in Helo Attack

Jimmie Leroy Shriver, 53, of Summersville, Miss., was sentenced by U.S.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky targets environmental impact of its rotorcraft designs

Asked to visualize an environmentally “green” helicopter, most of us would think of a rotorcraft that was quiet.
Accidents

IMC, pilot error cited in rotorcraft mishaps

If all flights took place in flawless conditions, in ideal weather and with perfectly designed aircraft that are maintained to impossibly impeccable standa
Rotorcraft

Colombian op does well with Russian rotorcraft

With a max gross weight of nearly 29,000 pounds, the Mil Mi-17 is no small helicopter.
Rotorcraft

Present at the Creation

In the late winter of 1923, these 12 men were most of the workforce of the fledgling Sikorsky Aircraft.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter denies illegal sales to Iraq

Eurocopter has denied a report in the March 7 Washington Times that it sent spare parts to Iraq for its Gazelle military helicopters.
Aircraft

In The Works: Aerocourier

The single-turboprop AeroCourier utility airplane, proposed by a Minneapolis company of the same name, has progressed little since its announcement at NBAA
Aircraft

In The Works: Gippsland GA-140TP Taska

The 10-seat Taska, a turboprop derivative of the Gippsland Aeronautics GA-8 Airvan piston single, “is only at the concept stage,” according to Michael Hall
Aircraft

In The Works: Maverick Jets Leader

A Maverick Leader kit twinjet, registered as N750TJ, crashed in Melbourne, Fla., on January 24, killing the kit manufacturer’s chief pilot, Jack Reed.
Aircraft

In The Works: Flightship Ground Effect FS8

Is it a low-flying airplane or a high-flying boat? You won’t be seeing one of these flying over the Kansas prairie, but if you need to travel over the high
Avionics

Time and again, EGPWS breaks the accident chain

Since the introduction of the enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS) in 1996, more than 16,000 airplanes worldwide have been fitted with the Hone
Avionics

Arinc Direct launches 24/7 support services

Arinc Direct, the business aviation services division of Annapolis, Md.-based Arinc, has officially launched a lineup of flight-support services for corpor
Avionics

Multilateration: a new eye in the sky and on the ground

Although few pilots may know the word, multilateration is quickly becoming a household term among air traffic controllers and airport authorities.
ATC

FAA to add third WAAS satellite

The FAA awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin last month that will add a third leased geostationary satellite to the two existing satellites used for the w
Avionics

UPS brings ADS-B traffic into aviation’s mainstream

Boeing 757 and 767 pilots at United Parcel Service (UPS) will soon start using a flight-deck display that will likely be the envy of their airline and corp
ATC

What is ADS-B?

Most corporate pilots know how TCAS operates and what it does, but fewer are familiar with ADS-B.
Avionics

NTSB Calls for Checks of Collins AHRS in more than 7,000 Airplanes

The NTSB has sent a letter to FAA Administrator Marion Blakey recommending that the Rockwell Collins AHC-85 attitude heading reference system (AHRS) comput
Avionics

Max-Viz EVS Certified in Challenger 601

The FAA has approved a head-down display certification of the Max-Viz EVS-1000 enhanced vision system in a Challenger 601-3A.
Avionics

WSI Adds Temporary Flight Restrictions to In-flight Uplink Service

Weather data provider WSI announced it has added detailed information on temporary flight restrictions (TFR) to its InFlight airborne datalink information
Avionics

Jeppesen Working To Fix NavData Software Anomalies

Officials for Jeppesen report that the company has identified and corrected many of the irregularities in its NavData boundary data, but at press time abou
Avionics

Collins High-speed Data Satcom Awarded Initial STC

The HST-900 data satcom from Rockwell Collins has received STC approval for installation in the Falcon 50, 900 and 900EX.
Avionics

Securaplane Introduces Digital Video Recorder

Securaplane Technologies of Tucson, Ariz., has introduced a digital video recorder for aircraft that replaces tape-based recorders.
Avionics

Honeywell Receives TSO for KI 825 Nav Display

Honeywell has obtained TSO authorization for the new Bendix/King KI 825 EHSI (electronic horizontal situation indicator) for business aircraft.
ATC

Entegra: jet tech for the pricey-piston generation

The Avidyne Entegra avionics system–particularly the revolutionary left-side primary flight display (PFD)–is new territory for most piston pilots.
Avionics

Would-be bizav customers clamor for Boeing Connexion

Boeing has been inundated by requests from business jet operators for information about its Connexion broadband satellite communications system since the w
Aircraft

Bombardier Partners with Grob on Composite Learjet

In October, after announcing that it planned to offer a next-generation Learjet for the midsize jet market, Bombardier said that it considered the new Lear
Rotorcraft

Another Record Year for Eurocopter

Eurocopter, at a news conference in Paris today, disclosed its results for last year, saying it achieved an all-time high in sales that surpasses those for
Aircraft

Special Conditions Notice Reveals Phenom 100 Weight

The FAA on Friday issued a request for comments on special conditions that would apply to Embraer’s Phenom 100 VLJ to cover “novel or unusual design featur
Aircraft

Upgraded TBM 850 Makes Debut

An upgraded EADS Socata TBM 850 turboprop single was unveiled late last week during a “discovery show” held at the company’s factory in Tarbes, France.