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Eurocopter Opens Indian Subsidiary

Eurocopter has officially opened an Indian subsidiary in a move to tackle the local market.

Rotorcraft

November 30, 2010

AW Deal Prompts MPs To Cry Foul

Britain’s Labour Party Members are pushing for a full Parliamentary inquiry into a government deal to pump more than £32 million into Italian-owned helic

Rotorcraft

November 30, 2010

Emteq Tapped for Blade Tip Lights

The Pentagon has selected Emteq to study the feasibility of a rotor blade tip lighting system that can be modulated to provide navigation lights at the a

Rotorcraft

November 30, 2010

Euro Safety Team Releases Leaflet

EThe European Helicopter Safety Implementation Team has released a 22-page training leaflet aimed at making helicopter pilots more aware of those hazards

Rotorcraft

November 30, 2010

Robinson wins FAA OK for turbine-powered R6

On October 25, Robinson Helicopter entered a new phase as a manufacturer of turbine-powered rotorcraft when the FAA handed over the new R66’s type certif

Rotorcraft

November 30, 2010

OGP helo operators find profit and peril in Nigeria

Two years ago a speedboat opened fire on a Bell 412 as it departed an oil platform.

Rotorcraft

November 30, 2010

Sikorsky eyes smoother ride with anti-vibration system

Helicopter flying could eventually be “jet smooth,” thanks to hub-mounted actuators that counter, at their source, vibratory loads stemming from blade mo

Rotorcraft

November 30, 2010

Chinese light helo makes first flight

China-based Avicopter announced on November 9 the first flight of its first indigenously developed light single-engine helicopter, the AC311, in Tianjin.

Rotorcraft

November 30, 2010

Maryland State Police orders six AgustaWestland AW139s

After a protracted and controversial procurement process, the Maryland State Police signed a deal last month to purchase six new AgustaWestland AW139s.

Rotorcraft

November 30, 2010

German group to test adaptive landing system

Researchers at the German aerospace research institute (DLR) plan to flight-test a system next year intended to aid landing in confined areas.

Rotorcraft

November 30, 2010

JetNet: Used Business Aircraft Transactions Climbing

Sales transactions of pre-owned business jets and turboprops, as well as turbine helicopters, posted healthy increases from a year ago, according to data r

Rotorcraft

November 30, 2010

NTSB Takes Stronger Stance on Helicopter Windshields

In its final report on last year’s fatal crash of a Sikorsky S-76++ in Louisiana, the NTSB call

Safety

November 30, 2010

Sikorsky Aims for ‘Jet Smooth’ Helicopter Ride

Sikorsky has revealed performance targets for an active counter-vibration system that could make a helicopter ride “jet smooth,” thanks to actuators that c

Rotorcraft

November 30, 2010

French Helo Lobby Concerned by New Rules

France’s helicopter lobby association, the UFH, is concerned about new rules recently released by the country’s civil aviation authority, the DGAC.

Regulations and Government

November 29, 2010

Schweizer Family Sues Sikorsky

Last week Sikorsky sought to quash a federal lawsuit brought by the Schweizer family that charges the Stratford, Conn.-based company with reneging on the t

Regulations and Government

November 23, 2010

Sikorsky Makes Progress with International S-70i

PZL-Mielec has flown the second Sikorsky S-70i

Aircraft

November 19, 2010