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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What the stork is flying these days

Date and time of birth was April 2, 2002, at 4:54 a.m.

Rotorcraft

May 19, 2008

Bell/Agusta civil tiltrotor 'suspended', not 'canceled'

As spring flooded north along America’s Atlantic seaboard, news from the tiltrotor front began to improve somewhat.

Rotorcraft

May 19, 2008

HAL helo deliveries mark program progress

There is an insect called a cicada that burrows deep into the earth in its larval stage, slowly, quietly growing out of sight, feeding modestly on tree roo

Rotorcraft

May 19, 2008

Bell shelves civil tiltrotor indefinitely

Stating that “the V-22 must lead tiltrotor technology into the marketplace,” Bell Helicopter has opted to shelve its BA609 civil tiltrotor following first

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

Videos

Eurocopter opens helo sim center for its own

Eurocopter held the grand opening for its new simulator training center, Helisim, in Marignane, France, in late February.

Training and Workforce

May 15, 2008

Officers found liable in Marine Osprey inquiry

Three of the eight U.S.

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

EH 101, NH 90 helos get the Nordic nod

Scandinavian countries are famous for going their own way and it seems only fitting that one of what was originally four nations participating in the Nordi

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

Gulf Coast oil support struggles to keep its footing amid uncertain times

Taking the pulse of the offshore oil industry is like grabbing a handful of the viscous mud drillers use for lubrication in the drilling process.

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Schweizer introduces improved 300CB variant

Working in its own quiet low-key way, Schweizer Aircraft has revealed its new 300CBi.

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Hindustan helo surfaces at last

In the latest development of a helicopter program that could best be described as “better late than never,” Indian state-owned aerospace builder Hindustan

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Keystone allies with investment group

Pledging to build already successful long-time central Atlantic coast helicopter support and repair operation Keystone Helicopter into a $350 million busin

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Rotorin' Romanian seeks helo to feed his need for speed

By now all the major arguments for helicopter use are well established, right? Time-saving hops over crowded urban areas.

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: New York mayor logs more helo stick time

No stranger to the skies, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg’s piloting skills are part of his well known resume.

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Hangar time for tiltrotors

While Bell Helicopter and program partner Agusta Aerospace are pondering their next moves in the ongoing saga of tiltrotor development (see page 1),

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

Unions-Yea or Nay?

Next to fighter jocks, helicopter pilots are probably the most iconoclastic flavor of aviators flying today.

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

Proposed new FAA policy could revolutionize helo ops

A little known FAA policy statement, dated June 1 of this year, stands to dramatically change the helicopter industry as we know it.

Avionics

May 12, 2008

Carroll Suggs Sells Off Controlling Interest in PHI

An era has ended in the helicopter offshore oil-support business with Carroll Suggs, wife of Petroleum Helicopters Inc.

Rotorcraft

May 12, 2008

Bell Announces Layoffs

Bell Helicopter Textron last month announced plans to lay off 270 workers at its Fort Worth-area plants.

Rotorcraft

May 12, 2008

Helicopter Plan Enrages North Sea Rescue Vessel Operators

For those toiling for oil on the roiling North Sea, the stormy nature of that piece of water keeps the possibility of rescue constantly in mind.

Rotorcraft

May 12, 2008

Rejuvenated MD Helicopters looks toward a brighter future

After less than three years as a stand-alone company, MD Helicopters Inc.

Rotorcraft

May 12, 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

What the stork is flying these days

Date and time of birth was April 2, 2002, at 4:54 a.m.

Bell/Agusta civil tiltrotor 'suspended', not 'canceled'

As spring flooded north along America’s Atlantic seaboard, news from the tiltrotor front began to improve somewhat.

HAL helo deliveries mark program progress

There is an insect called a cicada that burrows deep into the earth in its larval stage, slowly, quietly growing out of sight, feeding modestly on tree roo

Bell shelves civil tiltrotor indefinitely

Stating that “the V-22 must lead tiltrotor technology into the marketplace,” Bell Helicopter has opted to shelve its BA609 civil tiltrotor following first

Videos

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Eurocopter opens helo sim center for its own

Eurocopter held the grand opening for its new simulator training center, Helisim, in Marignane, France, in late February.

Officers found liable in Marine Osprey inquiry

Three of the eight U.S.

EH 101, NH 90 helos get the Nordic nod

Scandinavian countries are famous for going their own way and it seems only fitting that one of what was originally four nations participating in the Nordi

Gulf Coast oil support struggles to keep its footing amid uncertain times

Taking the pulse of the offshore oil industry is like grabbing a handful of the viscous mud drillers use for lubrication in the drilling process.

Rotorcraft Update: Schweizer introduces improved 300CB variant

Working in its own quiet low-key way, Schweizer Aircraft has revealed its new 300CBi.

Rotorcraft Update: Hindustan helo surfaces at last

In the latest development of a helicopter program that could best be described as “better late than never,” Indian state-owned aerospace builder Hindustan

Rotorcraft Update: Keystone allies with investment group

Pledging to build already successful long-time central Atlantic coast helicopter support and repair operation Keystone Helicopter into a $350 million busin

Rotorcraft Update: Rotorin' Romanian seeks helo to feed his need for speed

By now all the major arguments for helicopter use are well established, right? Time-saving hops over crowded urban areas.

Rotorcraft Update: New York mayor logs more helo stick time

No stranger to the skies, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg’s piloting skills are part of his well known resume.

Rotorcraft Update: Hangar time for tiltrotors

While Bell Helicopter and program partner Agusta Aerospace are pondering their next moves in the ongoing saga of tiltrotor development (see page 1),

Unions-Yea or Nay?

Next to fighter jocks, helicopter pilots are probably the most iconoclastic flavor of aviators flying today.

Proposed new FAA policy could revolutionize helo ops

A little known FAA policy statement, dated June 1 of this year, stands to dramatically change the helicopter industry as we know it.

Carroll Suggs Sells Off Controlling Interest in PHI

An era has ended in the helicopter offshore oil-support business with Carroll Suggs, wife of Petroleum Helicopters Inc.

Bell Announces Layoffs

Bell Helicopter Textron last month announced plans to lay off 270 workers at its Fort Worth-area plants.

Helicopter Plan Enrages North Sea Rescue Vessel Operators

For those toiling for oil on the roiling North Sea, the stormy nature of that piece of water keeps the possibility of rescue constantly in mind.

Rejuvenated MD Helicopters looks toward a brighter future

After less than three years as a stand-alone company, MD Helicopters Inc.

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