Rotorcraft

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

Eurocopter EC 225 suffers one-year delay

Eurocopter now targets late next year as the new certification date for the EC 225.

Rotorcraft

May 8, 2008

Obstacle avoidance system STC'd on Bell 212

Laval, Ontario-based Amphitech International received a limited STC for its Oasys helicopter obstacle avoidance radar as installed aboard the Bell 212.

Safety

May 8, 2008

Helitech 2002 puts spotlight on São Paulo helicopters

The Brazilian city of São Paulo lies south of the equator, straddling the Tropic of Capricorn, and is about as far east as the southern tip of Greenland.

Rotorcraft

May 8, 2008

What Worked for Beer May Work for Bell

Beset with stagnant civil sales, a stymied multi-billion-dollar, investment-intensive defense project and a dearth of new programs in the pipeline, Bell He

Rotorcraft

May 7, 2008

HAS Corp., Major Bell Reseller, Files Chapter 11

HAS Corp, the Dallas and Mount Pleasant, Pa.-based helicopter resale and completions center, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

May 7, 2008

S-92 Completes First Full Autorotation

Sikorsky’s S-92 medium-twin program has passed another milestone on its way to certification as prototype number four performed two flawless autorotational

Rotorcraft

May 7, 2008

Mercy Air EMS Accident Claims Three

A Bell 222 operated by Air Methods subsidiary Mercy Air crashed on September 7 at 4:40 a.m.

Accidents

May 7, 2008

Sikorsky Outlines S-76 Improvements

Focusing on the needs of the corporate user, Sikorsky Aircraft used last month’s NBAA Convention to outline a series of fresh improvements applicable to it

Rotorcraft

May 7, 2008

Tilt Could Get Twisted as Test Flights Continue

While the immediate effect on the ongoing tests of the MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor is questionable, the U.S.

Aircraft

May 7, 2008

Sikorsky writes off commercial market

When it comes to selling helicopters for one of the leading helo makers, it’s difficult to find a job that Jeff Pino hasn’t done.

Aircraft

May 7, 2008

Old Hiller helo rises again as the FHoenix

Featuring a modified nose, upgraded avionics and simplified construction, a modernized FH-1100 helicopter should be in production by 2004.

Rotorcraft

May 7, 2008

Recovery Hopes Fade As Glacier Claims JetRanger

The chartered Bell JetRanger that crashed into the ice-covered slopes of Mount Rainier last June has slid into a crevasse and seems to be beyond recovery.

Rotorcraft

May 7, 2008

AB139 on track for certification

With the Italian government still investigating the cause of the April 22 crash of a prototype Bell/Agusta AB139 helicopter near Monteleone, Rimini, in nor

Rotorcraft

May 7, 2008

Cluster of aeromed accidents focus concerns on EMS safety

Three aeromedical helicopter accidents claimed three lives in just 12 days in August and September, representing a cluster of successively serious mishaps

Accidents

May 7, 2008

Eurocopter to build parts in Mississippi

Grand Prairie, Texas-based American Eurocopter revealed plans last month to build a major production and finishing facility at Golden Triangle Regional Air

Rotorcraft

May 7, 2008

Court asks FAA to count genav as Canyon noise

Grand Canyon air-tour proponents received yet another blow August 16 when the U.S.

Regulations and Government

May 6, 2008

Aeromed pros disagree over efficacy of EMS

Nearly since the first U.S.-based emergency medical services (EMS) flight operation was performed in the early 1970s, controversy has swirled around the pr

Rotorcraft

May 6, 2008

S-76 Main Blade AD Update

In the wake of an emergency AD demanding main-rotor blade inspections on the entire Sikorsky S-76 fleet (see page 6), Sikorsky issued a statement in which

Rotorcraft

May 6, 2008

Ansat Preps for Final Stage of Certification

Russian rotorcraft maker Kazan primped its Ansat light-twin helicopter before representatives of operators from 20 countries during a company-wide open hou

Rotorcraft

May 6, 2008

U.S. Air Force Lukewarm on Tiltrotor

Even as the design was subjected to a grueling series of tests intended to determine its very future, an additional $1.5 billion in funding was approved la

Rotorcraft

May 6, 2008

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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 EC 225 suffers one-year delay

Eurocopter now targets late next year as the new certification date for the EC 225.

Obstacle avoidance system STC'd on Bell 212

Laval, Ontario-based Amphitech International received a limited STC for its Oasys helicopter obstacle avoidance radar as installed aboard the Bell 212.

Helitech 2002 puts spotlight on São Paulo helicopters

The Brazilian city of São Paulo lies south of the equator, straddling the Tropic of Capricorn, and is about as far east as the southern tip of Greenland.

What Worked for Beer May Work for Bell

Beset with stagnant civil sales, a stymied multi-billion-dollar, investment-intensive defense project and a dearth of new programs in the pipeline, Bell He

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HAS Corp., Major Bell Reseller, Files Chapter 11

HAS Corp, the Dallas and Mount Pleasant, Pa.-based helicopter resale and completions center, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

S-92 Completes First Full Autorotation

Sikorsky’s S-92 medium-twin program has passed another milestone on its way to certification as prototype number four performed two flawless autorotational

Mercy Air EMS Accident Claims Three

A Bell 222 operated by Air Methods subsidiary Mercy Air crashed on September 7 at 4:40 a.m.

Sikorsky Outlines S-76 Improvements

Focusing on the needs of the corporate user, Sikorsky Aircraft used last month’s NBAA Convention to outline a series of fresh improvements applicable to it

Tilt Could Get Twisted as Test Flights Continue

While the immediate effect on the ongoing tests of the MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor is questionable, the U.S.

Sikorsky writes off commercial market

When it comes to selling helicopters for one of the leading helo makers, it’s difficult to find a job that Jeff Pino hasn’t done.

Old Hiller helo rises again as the FHoenix

Featuring a modified nose, upgraded avionics and simplified construction, a modernized FH-1100 helicopter should be in production by 2004.

Recovery Hopes Fade As Glacier Claims JetRanger

The chartered Bell JetRanger that crashed into the ice-covered slopes of Mount Rainier last June has slid into a crevasse and seems to be beyond recovery.

AB139 on track for certification

With the Italian government still investigating the cause of the April 22 crash of a prototype Bell/Agusta AB139 helicopter near Monteleone, Rimini, in nor

Cluster of aeromed accidents focus concerns on EMS safety

Three aeromedical helicopter accidents claimed three lives in just 12 days in August and September, representing a cluster of successively serious mishaps

Eurocopter to build parts in Mississippi

Grand Prairie, Texas-based American Eurocopter revealed plans last month to build a major production and finishing facility at Golden Triangle Regional Air

Court asks FAA to count genav as Canyon noise

Grand Canyon air-tour proponents received yet another blow August 16 when the U.S.

Aeromed pros disagree over efficacy of EMS

Nearly since the first U.S.-based emergency medical services (EMS) flight operation was performed in the early 1970s, controversy has swirled around the pr

S-76 Main Blade AD Update

In the wake of an emergency AD demanding main-rotor blade inspections on the entire Sikorsky S-76 fleet (see page 6), Sikorsky issued a statement in which

Ansat Preps for Final Stage of Certification

Russian rotorcraft maker Kazan primped its Ansat light-twin helicopter before representatives of operators from 20 countries during a company-wide open hou

U.S. Air Force Lukewarm on Tiltrotor

Even as the design was subjected to a grueling series of tests intended to determine its very future, an additional $1.5 billion in funding was approved la

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