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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Flight Training Begins for First Class of Lakota Pilots

The Army is transitioning its basic training and basic combat skills training flying from the Bell TH-67 Creek and OH-58A/C Kiowa Warrior to the UH-72A.

Rotorcraft

January 28, 2016

Bell Helicopter in Hover This Year, Growth Mode in 2017

Bell 505 JetRangerX and 525 Relentless will boost Bell Helicopter next year, but shipments and revenues this year are expected to be flat.

Rotorcraft

January 28, 2016

Airbus Flies First H160 Prototype with Turbomeca Engines

The Turbomeco Arrano engine will be the production standard on the H160.

Rotorcraft

January 27, 2016

Norwegian Operator Forms Weather Camera Network

A Norsk Luftambulanse pilot has invented a sensing unit comprising three cameras, a thermometer and a barometer.

Rotorcraft

January 27, 2016

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MAG Luxury Cabin for Bell 429 Receives Russian STC

The sign-off from Russian authorities follows last year's EASA approval.

Cabin Interior and Electronics

January 26, 2016

2015 Orders, Deliveries Dwindle at Airbus Helicopters

A bright spot was the H175 super-medium twin helicopter, which received 36 orders last year.

Rotorcraft

January 25, 2016

Helo Cockpit Research Study Uses Eye-tracking Tech

Twenty-six pilots participated in the first phase of observational study, which seeks to improve pilot performance in the cockpit.

Rotorcraft

January 25, 2016

Robinson Increases Deliveries in 2015

Robinson sees a soft market in 2016.

Rotorcraft

January 21, 2016

Second Bell 525 FTV Flies

Collectively, the first two flight test vehicles have accumulated 78 hours.

Rotorcraft

January 21, 2016

Uber Plans Four-Day Helicopter Experiment at Sundance

Airbus teamed with Uber to offer the flights during the festival as part of what the manufacturer calls a market pilot.

Rotorcraft

January 20, 2016

Airbus Delivers Six Helos to California Law Enforcement

Two each to the California Highway Patrol and Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, and one each to the Los Angeles and Ontario Police Departments.

Rotorcraft

January 19, 2016

Bell Delivers First EMS-config 407GXP to Air Methods

This is the first of what could be up to two hundred 407GXPs delivered by Bell to Air Methods over the next decade.

Rotorcraft

January 19, 2016

Finmeccanica Mulls Longer Run-dry Duration for Helos

AW139's 60-minute performance is not the end of the road, company expert says.

Rotorcraft

January 7, 2016

Helo Pilots Warned of Running Landing Hazards

FAA says helicopter pilots should avoid conducting running landings in skid-equipped aircraft on runways with lighting systems embedded in pavement.

Regulations and Government

January 6, 2016

Modified Mi-24 Explores High-Speed Helicopter Technology

Russian defense ministry wants a next-generation rotorcraft that can reach 270 knots.

Aircraft

January 6, 2016

AgustaWestland Rebranded as Finmeccanica Helicopters

Name change is part of a wider overall corporate reorganization plan that merges the Finmeccanica's aerospace, defense and security assets.

Rotorcraft

January 5, 2016

AIN Blog: 2015 Was A Year of Progress for Helicopter Technology

Despite a softening commercial market, airframers do not appear to have scaled back their investment in technology.

Rotorcraft

December 31, 2015

VTOL Aircraft Maker Morgan Files for Bankruptcy

The company had plans to build a VTOL business aircraft and drones. Neither materialized.

Rotorcraft

December 29, 2015

Continued Sales Success for Mil Mi-17 Series

But the Russian helicopter could face new competition from the relaunched Airbus helicopters H215 to be built in Romania.

Aircraft

December 29, 2015

HAI To Salute Individuals, Organizations for Excellence

The 2016 winners have trained thousands, been involved in marine and mouton rescue missions and developed instrument approaches.

Rotorcraft

December 22, 2015