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 Helicopters for Indonesia’s Army and Air Force

Local contractor PT DI has associations with Airbus and Bell, and will built or outfit the new H225Ms and 412EPIs that have been ordered

Rotorcraft

January 14, 2019

Indian Army Set To Receive Apaches

While the debate over who will operate India's growing attack helicopter force continues, the Army Aviation Corps is looking forward to receiving Apaches

Rotorcraft

January 14, 2019

Veteran Helo Operator Makes Case for Cockpit Cameras

Phoenix Heli-Flight Chief says cockpit cams save money, improve safety

Rotorcraft

January 14, 2019

Green Power HUMS Wins STC for Bell 407GX/GXP

Green Power's Foresight MX lightweight HUMS system has been approved for installation on select Bell 407 models.

Rotorcraft

January 8, 2019

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Checklist Creep Adds Complexity

The proliferation of checklists is yielding detail saturation and skill deterioration due to dependency, say some users.

Rotorcraft

January 8, 2019

Bell Unveils Nexus Air Taxi Concept at CES

Bell’s proposed solution for urban air mobility has a name, configuration and a team of partners aimed at bringing the Nexus to service by the mid-2020s.

Rotorcraft

January 7, 2019

Bristow-Columbia Deal Stalls

Bristow says "market conditions" prevented it from closing on its planned purchase of Columbia by the end of 2018.

Rotorcraft

January 7, 2019

Spain Signs Deals To Double NH90 Fleet and Upgrade Chinooks

Spain is expanding its rotary-wing force through deals to buy NH90s in both transport and maritime versions, and to upgrade its Chinooks

Rotorcraft

January 3, 2019

Dart Adds EASA To List of Bell 505 EFS Approvals

The system, the first of its kind, is incorporates a six-pod, tri-bag design to provide greater stability without impeding egress

Rotorcraft

January 2, 2019

AW139 Crashes After Hitting Zipline in UAE, Crew Killed

A SAR AW139 crashed after hitting a zipline on the UAE's highest peak enroute to pick up an injured patient.

Accidents

December 29, 2018

SB>1 Defiant Breaks Cover

The Sikorsky-Boeing team developing the Defiant tactical/utility transport compound helicopter demonstrator has unveiled the prototype

Rotorcraft

December 28, 2018

Leonardo Celebrates First M-345, TH-119 Flights

As the year draws to an end, Leonardo has achieved significant first flight milestones for two of its important defense programs

Aircraft

December 22, 2018

KAI Unveils Light Attack Helicopter

With a first flight set for next spring, the LAH is an attack version of the H155 Dauphin developed jointly by KAI and Airbus

Rotorcraft

December 21, 2018

Airbus Makes First Unmanned Flight in VSR700 Helicopter

The autonomous, unmanned "tactical vehicle" is based on the Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 and fitted with a diesel engine.

Rotorcraft

December 20, 2018

LRASM and Sea Venom/ANL: Anti-ship Missiles Make Progress

Two anti-ship missile programs have achieved significant progress as LRASM enters service and Sea Venom/ANL moves into qualification testing

Aircraft

December 19, 2018

Bell VP, Former Dealer Head Indicted On Fraud Charges

Bell VP Jay Ortiz and Puerto Rican dealer charged in connection with sales of 429s, 407.

Rotorcraft

December 19, 2018

First Serial-production Airbus Helicopters H160 Flies

The first serial production H160 will be delivered to launch customer Babcock in 2020.

Rotorcraft

December 18, 2018

Bell V-280 Celebrates First Year Of Flight

The Bell V-280 tiltrotor has achieved a variety of performance milestones over the course of 85 flight test hours.

Rotorcraft

December 18, 2018

Airbus Secures H225M Order from Hungary

Hungary has followed up its order for H145s with a sizeable purchase of H225Ms, with which it will complete the transformation of its rotary-wing force

Rotorcraft

December 17, 2018

Robinson Safety Course Logs 21,000 Graduates

Helicopter OEM Robinson offers popular 3.5-day safety course at its U.S. factory and through foreign dealers throughout the year.

Rotorcraft

December 17, 2018