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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Eurocopter Enhances 2008 Forecast

Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling in July predicted that the company would sell between 650 and 700 helicopters this year, up from previous expectations of 600.

Rotorcraft

August 29, 2008

Pumas Upgraded in South Africa

South African-based maintenance specialist Thunder City is offering for Eurocopter Pumas a modernization program that the company claims  extends the

Rotorcraft

August 29, 2008

AgustaWestland Sets Up in Portugal

AgustaWestland has announced that orders in the first half of this year have risen by 10 percent over the same period last year, to U1.62 billion ($2.5 bil

Rotorcraft

August 29, 2008

Eurocopter Gears Up in Mississippi

American Eurocopter is adding 150 employees at its Golden Triangle plant in Mississippi over the next 18 to 24 months to support an increased production ra

Rotorcraft

August 29, 2008

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Hummingbird To Fly Higher

Boeing plans to expand the flight envelope of its unmanned vertical aerial vehicle A160T Hummingbird from the Southern California Logistics Airport in Vict

Rotorcraft

August 29, 2008

Sling Big or Go Home

Ice road truckers could be out of business soon.

Rotorcraft

August 29, 2008

Italian airframer plans helo upgrades

AgustaWestland has announced a weight upgrade and Russian assembly plans for the AW139 medium twin, while new helicopter models are in development and a se

Rotorcraft

August 29, 2008

Noise, Power Focus of AgustaWestland Research

AgustaWestland last year invested 11 percent of its revenues in research and development.

Rotorcraft

August 29, 2008

The Koala Floats

Dart Helicopter’s Apical Industries has received EASA approval for its Tri-Bag Emergency Float System on the AgustaWestland A119/AW119 Mk II.

Rotorcraft

August 29, 2008

Round-the-world speed record falls to A109S

The around-the-world helicopter speed record fell hard on August 18. Pilots Scott Kasprowicz and Steve Sheik flew a stock twin-engine 2007 AgustaWes

Rotorcraft

August 29, 2008

Noise issue incites furor in Saint-Tropez

Residents of the Saint-Tropez gulf, on the French Riviera, are threatening to block helipads and the road through Saint-Tropez if the city does not make pr

Rotorcraft

August 29, 2008

Mi-171s One Hero after Chinese Earthquake

Operators of Mil helicopters meeting at Russia’s Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAP) in late July heard how the Mil-171 led rescue operations for victims of the

Rotorcraft

August 29, 2008

UK charter firm buys SW4s

Biggin Hill, UK-based helicopter charter operator Sky Charter has been designated the UK dealer for PZL Swidnik rotorcraft.

Rotorcraft

August 29, 2008

Compound Sikorsky X2 Makes First Flight

Thirty-eight months after Sikorsky’s formal announcement of the X2 “technology demonstrator,” the compound helicopter made its first flight yesterday at th

Rotorcraft

August 28, 2008

Duo Smashes Around-the-world Helo Speed Record

The “Grand Adventure” concluded yesterday morning at New York La Guardia Airport.

Rotorcraft

August 19, 2008

Avionics Update: Chelton EFIS approved for use in helicopters

Chelton Flight Systems of Boise, Idaho, has received FAA approval for installation of its FlightLogic synthetic-vision EFIS in helicopters.

Avionics

August 11, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Mil/Kamov merger forseen

The merger of Russia’s two leading helicopter makers is inevitable, according to Sergey Mikheyev, constructor general of Kamov, one of the two companies in

Rotorcraft

August 11, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: CHC nails $44 million in new business

North Sea operations giant CHC Helicopter has won contracts worth $44 million to provide helicopter service throughout the world.

Rotorcraft

August 11, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Indian helo crash claims 27

In one of the highest death tolls from a civil helicopter crash in recent memory, 27 offshore oil workers as well as the crew of a Mil Mi-172 were killed A

Accidents

August 11, 2008

Kamov closes in on big turkish deal

In a move sure to amaze Western rotorcraft makers, Russia’s Kamov has announced it will sell a hoped-for total of 145 of its Ka-50-2 Black Shark helicopter

Rotorcraft

August 11, 2008

Rotorcraft

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

Latest

Eurocopter Enhances 2008 Forecast

Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling in July predicted that the company would sell between 650 and 700 helicopters this year, up from previous expectations of 600.

Pumas Upgraded in South Africa

South African-based maintenance specialist Thunder City is offering for Eurocopter Pumas a modernization program that the company claims&nbsp; extends the

AgustaWestland Sets Up in Portugal

AgustaWestland has announced that orders in the first half of this year have risen by 10 percent over the same period last year, to U1.62 billion ($2.5 bil

Eurocopter Gears Up in Mississippi

American Eurocopter is adding 150 employees at its Golden Triangle plant in Mississippi over the next 18 to 24 months to support an increased production ra

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Hummingbird To Fly Higher

Boeing plans to expand the flight envelope of its unmanned vertical aerial vehicle A160T Hummingbird from the Southern California Logistics Airport in Vict

Sling Big or Go Home

Ice road truckers could be out of business soon.

Italian airframer plans helo upgrades

AgustaWestland has announced a weight upgrade and Russian assembly plans for the AW139 medium twin, while new helicopter models are in development and a se

Noise, Power Focus of AgustaWestland Research

AgustaWestland last year invested 11 percent of its revenues in research and development.

The Koala Floats

Dart Helicopter’s Apical Industries has received EASA approval for its Tri-Bag Emergency Float System on the AgustaWestland A119/AW119 Mk II.

Round-the-world speed record falls to A109S

The around-the-world helicopter speed record fell hard on August 18. Pilots Scott Kasprowicz and Steve Sheik flew a stock twin-engine 2007 AgustaWes

Noise issue incites furor in Saint-Tropez

Residents of the Saint-Tropez gulf, on the French Riviera, are threatening to block helipads and the road through Saint-Tropez if the city does not make pr

Mi-171s One Hero after Chinese Earthquake

Operators of Mil helicopters meeting at Russia’s Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAP) in late July heard how the Mil-171 led rescue operations for victims of the

UK charter firm buys SW4s

Biggin Hill, UK-based helicopter charter operator Sky Charter has been designated the UK dealer for PZL Swidnik rotorcraft.

Compound Sikorsky X2 Makes First Flight

Thirty-eight months after Sikorsky’s formal announcement of the X2 “technology demonstrator,” the compound helicopter made its first flight yesterday at th

Duo Smashes Around-the-world Helo Speed Record

The “Grand Adventure” concluded yesterday morning at New York La Guardia Airport.

Avionics Update: Chelton EFIS approved for use in helicopters

Chelton Flight Systems of Boise, Idaho, has received FAA approval for installation of its FlightLogic synthetic-vision EFIS in helicopters.

Rotorcraft Update: Mil/Kamov merger forseen

The merger of Russia’s two leading helicopter makers is inevitable, according to Sergey Mikheyev, constructor general of Kamov, one of the two companies in

Rotorcraft Update: CHC nails $44 million in new business

North Sea operations giant CHC Helicopter has won contracts worth $44 million to provide helicopter service throughout the world.

Rotorcraft Update: Indian helo crash claims 27

In one of the highest death tolls from a civil helicopter crash in recent memory, 27 offshore oil workers as well as the crew of a Mil Mi-172 were killed A

Kamov closes in on big turkish deal

In a move sure to amaze Western rotorcraft makers, Russia’s Kamov has announced it will sell a hoped-for total of 145 of its Ka-50-2 Black Shark helicopter

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South African-based maintenance specialist Thunder City is offering for Eurocopter Pumas a modernization program that the company claims extends the