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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EASA Certifies AW189 Ice Protection System

FIPS certification follows that of the Limited Ice Protection System (LIPS) in September last year.

Rotorcraft

July 12, 2016

Kaman Prepares For Production Comeback

Kaman displays industrial versatility as K-Max re-enters production.

Rotorcraft

July 12, 2016

Finland’s Border Guard Joins the MX-15 Club

L-3 Wescam is due to have completed deliveries of the turrets to Airbus by June next year.

Rotorcraft

July 12, 2016

Boeing Starts ‘Little Bird’ Deliveries To Saudi Arabia

The deliveries originated in a massive arms deal the U.S. and Saudi governments negotiated in 2010.

Rotorcraft

July 11, 2016

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FLIR Unveils New Star Safire Targeting System

FLIR Systems has released the new Star Safire 380-HLDc high-definition compact airborne electro-optical infrared targeting system.

Rotorcraft

July 11, 2016

Metro Aviation Completes Two Airbus H135s

Calstar is the first U.S. customer for the twin-engine rotorcraft.

Rotorcraft

July 11, 2016

U.S. Army Develops Apache ‘Version 6’ Update

Technology insertions by 2018 will improve the AH-64E’s fire-control radar, increase interoperability with unmanned aircraft.

Rotorcraft

July 10, 2016

Bell Advances Next Generation Tiltrotor Development

The Bell Helicopters V280 is being prepared for a first flight in September 2017.

Rotorcraft

July 10, 2016

Bell, Mag, Unveil Luxe Interior For Relentless

“Grandeur” features the latest advances in ergonomic design and high-end furnishings in a large, highly customizable cabin.

Rotorcraft

July 10, 2016

RAF Benson CAE Heli Training Facility Enhanced

CAE has further enhanced the helicopter training facility at RAF Benson

Rotorcraft

July 9, 2016

Airbus HForces Civil Helicopters Into Military Roles

Company claims generic weapons system will provide affordable solutions.

Rotorcraft

July 8, 2016

Bell 525 Flight Test Vehicle Crashes; Two Crewmembers Dead

A Bell 525 flight-test vehicle (FTV) crashed on July 6 while on a test flight from the company's XworX facility in Arlington, Texas.

Accidents

July 6, 2016

Drallim Tapped for Relentless Hook

The UK cargo-hook manufacturer’s Hawk 8000lb system was selected for inclusion on the Bell 525 Relentless.

Rotorcraft

July 5, 2016

Mecaer EMS Interior for Airbus H145 Gets FAA Nod

The system incorporates lightweight components and is certified for more than 10 different layouts.

Cabin Interior and Electronics

July 5, 2016

Mercy Flights Helo Takes Evasive Action To Avoid Drone

The helicopter was en route to pick up a patient in Yreka, Calif., and none of the crew on board was injured.

Rotorcraft

July 5, 2016

New Helicopter Training and R&D Center Opens in Canada

R&D will focus on human factors research in areas such as aircrew health monitoring and helmet fatigue.

Rotorcraft

June 30, 2016

City Council Votes Down Yonkers Heliport

Move is designed to thwart a proposed plan by Helicopter Flight Services (HFS), operating as HeliNY, to establish a helitour base from a barge.

Rotorcraft

June 30, 2016

Main Gearbox Fatigue Likely Cause of Airbus H225 Crash

Norway's accident investigation bureau said the fatigue phenomenon appears to have its origin on the inner surface of the second-stage planet gear.

Accidents

June 29, 2016

New Combustor Design Simplifies Safran's Arrano

Safran Helicopter Engines (Turbomeca) has found a way to keep the flow swirling in the combustor.

Engines

June 26, 2016

NASA Helicopter Could Fly on Mars

The small helicopter will serve as a scout vehicle for a surface rover.

Rotorcraft

June 23, 2016