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| 12.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Prince Harry Submits Request to Become Pilot
MILITARY Prince Harry, son of Prince Charles of Wales and the late Princess Diana, has submitted a request to become a helicopter pilot in the British Army. The 24-year-old prince, who received his commission in April of 2006, is currently a lieutenant...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Friction Arises Over Eads-Germany Contract
MILITARY The relationship between the German government and EADS has become strained as Luftwaffe officials level accusations against the European aircraft contractor of failing to meet delivery obligations. The Luftwaffe says two helicopter programs are...
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| 11.18.2008 |
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Canadians Fill Helicopter Shortgage
Beginning Nov. 17, Canadian soldiers stationed in Afghanistan began receiving helicopter transport assistance from an unconventional source: private helicopters flown by civilian pilots. Six Mi-8...
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| 11.06.2008 |
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Lockheed Martin Demos Apache Sensor
The company recently conducted a series of test flights demonstrating a new, low-light-level sensor system for U.S. Army Arrowhead-equipped AH-64D Apaches. The Visible/Near Infrared...
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| 11.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Tiltrotor, Not a Helicopter
MILITARY The Army continues to study a tiltrotor able to carry 20 to 30 tons of cargo or troops at speeds greater than 220 kt under its Joint Heavy Lift program. The JHL will proceed, though, only if selected by the Pentagon’s Joint Staff for the U.S...
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| 11.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: RotorFest 2008 Draws Large Crowd
COMMERCIAL | MILITARY RotorFest, the annual helicopter open house and air show hosted by the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center in West Chester, Penn. drew a crowd of 3,500 rotorcraft enthusiasts each day of the weekend-long event, which was held...
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| 11.01.2008 |
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Recycling Helicopters: Old Helicopters Entering A New World
There are pros and cons to buying surplus military aircraft: the helicopters may be less expensive, but the purchase is a lot like buying a used car — you don’t know where it’s been or who has been driving. After years of use in U.S...
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| 11.01.2008 |
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Recycling Helicopters: From Military Service to Public Service
With the obvious exception of Boeing’s AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, many military rotorcraft designs find their way into civilian service. The most common are the OH-58 Kiowa and the OH-6 Cayuse, which often make their way into the hangars of police...
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| 11.01.2008 |
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Middle East Update: Mid-East Market Slow to Take Off
The current economic turmoil is hitting worldwide helicopter markets. The Middle East is no exception; military sales are sparse and civil sales are not materializing. The region is on stand-by. Markets have a way of defying predictions, and during the past...
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| 11.01.2008 |
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Eurowatch
Helicopter Industry Faces Perfect Storm PARIS — The world’s helicopter industry, boosted to unprecedented levels of prosperity by a steady growth in orders during the past decade, would do well to prepare for the perfect storm that is now looming...
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| 10.31.2008 |
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Chinook Pilot Receives DFC
On Oct. 30, 2008, in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace, Her Majesty the Queen of England bestowed the Distinguished Flying Cross to RAF helicopter pilot Lt. Nichol James Emslie Benzie for his...
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| 10.30.2008 |
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Bell Layoffs
Due to the DoD’s termination of the ARH-70A contract, Bell Helicopter fired approximately 500 workers yesterday. This is a 4 percent reduction in staff company wide with management taking the biggest hit, losing 40 people all in the eight Fort Worth...
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| 10.28.2008 |
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Harry Wants to Pilot Helos
Prince Harry, son of Prince Charles of Wales and the late Princess Diana, has requested to become a helicopter pilot in the British army. The Prince, who...
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| 10.27.2008 |
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Contract Problems Strain Relationships
The relationship between the German government and EADS has turned sour as Luftwaffe officials level accusations against the European aircraft contractor of failing to meet delivery...
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| 10.23.2008 |
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USAF Retires MH-53 Pave Low
Effective this month, the U.S. Air Force will retire the last of its Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low helicopters. The heavy-lift Pave Low, the Air Force’s version of the Super...
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| 10.23.2008 |
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Barco Signs With Eurocopter
Belgium-based avionics specialist Barco has been awarded a contract from Eurocopter to provide high-performance mission displays...
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| 10.16.2008 |
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Boeing’s $19-million R&D Contract
The company won three awards resulting in Army Technology Investment Agreements with a combined value of more than $19 million...
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| 10.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Indian Navy Requests New Advanced Light Helicopters
MILITARY In February 2006, India’s navy set a March 2007 deadline to receive bids for 16-24 more anti-submarine warfare helicopters, but the manufacturers that were handed the request (AgustaWestland, Eurocopter, Kamov and Sikorsky Aircraft) asked for...
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| 10.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: U.S. Military Aviation Marks Centennial
MILITARY U.S. military services on Sept. 6 hosted a celebration in Washington of the celebration of the centennial of military aviation in the nation. Orville Wright left his home in Dayton, Ohio in mid-August 1908 for Washington, where he would conduct...
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| 10.01.2008 |
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CH-53 Unit Reactivated in N.C.
The Marine Corps’ HMH-366 helicopter squadron, which was based in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii and deactivated in 2000, was reactivated on Sept. 30 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The base, located in Havelock...
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