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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Avpro Secures Exclusive Deals to Remarket Helicopters

Avpro has already sold three helicopters this year.

Concorde Battery Celebrates 40th Anniversary

The battery manufacturer recently opened a new plant in Austell, Georgia.

Bell Inks Major China 505 Order

The deal, when completed, will make China's Reignwood Aviaition the world's largest operator of the type.

Dart to Develop Emergency Float System for Bell 505

Dart has developed and certified more than 30 flotation systems but this STC emergency float system will be the first for the Bell 505.

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Sikorsky Highlights Helijet's 30 Years of Safe S-76 Ops

The company has flown over 25,000 flight hours and facilitated more than 50,000 patient flights with its BCAS division using the S-76.

Columbia selects Skytrac for FDM

Skytrac also supports Columbia with real-time voice and text, automated flight following and cockpit Wi-Fi.

Georgia College Receives Pair of Guimbals

Middle Georgia State University will integrate them into its state-funded collegiate flight program.

Outerlink Completes Iris Monitoring System

The new Iris console presents a virtual copy of the aircraft engine and airframe subsystem.

Aerometals Oil Cooler Impeller Gets FAA Nod

The oil cooler impeller addresses a historical fin joint cracking problem.

MD Helicopters Picks Genesys IDUs for MD530G

The IDUs are tested to military standards.

Pall Selects AeroProducts as Dry Filter Dealer

The company claims its PUREair filters offer benefits over traditional oil-based fliters

Maintenance and Modifications

Jenoptik Introduces New Hoist

SkyHoist 800 has the capacity to hoist 772 pounds.

MAMA Teams Up with Metro for Service

Metro Aviation completed MAMA’s EC135T2+ and is supplying the program with an aircraft while its EC135 receives maintenance upgrades.

MyGoFlight Rolls Out New iPad Mounts for Robinson Helos

The Robinson Helicopter iPad Mount and ArmorGlas with EZ-Align are now available for purchase.

Air Evac Orders Seven Frasca Trainers

The devices will be used for recurrent training of Air Evac's 600 pilots every four months.

Carl Milko Receives Twirly Birds Les Morris Award

Milko served as a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War and founded Summit Helicopters.

Bruce Webb Steps into Outreach Role at Airbus

As part of his new position, Webb will work to improve helicopter safety and strengthen Airbus’s involvement with aviation organizations.

Vector provides Super Pumas to Starlite

The helicopters are on a multi-year lease through Dublin-based Vector Financial Services.

Vector Touts ADS-B Solutions

The Canadian helicopter MRO can now offer ADS-B installation on a variety of rotorcraft.

Axnes Aviation Introduces Smaller Version of Its MP50

The MP30 handheld transceiver is smaller, lighter and lower cost than the MP50 transceiver introduced last year.

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