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| 11.01.2009 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Last U.S. Army Operational UH-1 Huey Gone
MILITARY/AIRFRAMES The last of some 10,000 UH-1 Hueys built for the U.S. Army has now left operational service, ending a four-decade run as the “workhorse” of U.S. Army Aviation and solidifying forever the role of the helicopter in military...
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| 09.01.2009 |
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Feedback
Clarification The caption for the image on pages 26 and 27 of the August 2009 issue stated that it was an unmanned K-MAX aerial truck. Several people wrote in to point out that, in fact, there was a person on...
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| 09.01.2009 |
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Rotorcraft Report: EADS LUH Platform Meets Key U.S. Army Armed Aerial Scout Profile
MILITARY A standard, commercial EC145, the platform that serves as the baseline for the UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), has completed a series of successful high/hot flight demonstrations. These...
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| 09.01.2009 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Canada Places Order for 15 New CH-47F Chinooks
MILITARY Boeing has obtained a $1.15-billion contract for 15 new CH-47F Chinook heavy lift helicopters from the Canadian government. As part of the agreement, Boeing will partner with Canadian companies and...
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| 09.01.2009 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Marines Seek Helicopter UAV Assistance
MILITARY The U.S. Marine Corps, eager to reduce the number of troops exposed to roadside bombs laid to ambush convoys in Afghanistan, took a step Aug. 5 toward producing unmanned helicopters to deliver...
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| 08.01.2009 |
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Program Insider: Australia to Upgrade Tigers
Australia’s latest defence capability plan (DCP), released July 1, reveals plans to upgrade or replace three types of helicopters in service with the country’s Defence Force (ADF). In particular, it looks...
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| 08.01.2009 |
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Design Challenge: Franco-German Heavy Lift
France and Germany want to procure a common heavy lift helicopter. This will be a difficult and ambitious task given the numerous needs of both countries. To say that it is an ambitious product would be an...
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| 08.01.2009 |
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V-22: It's Time to Move On
The V-22 Osprey has had a long, expensive and very chequered history, and in addition to highly publicized — and very deadly — crashes it has suffered more than its share of criticism....
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| 07.01.2009 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Europe to Build Heavy-Lift Helicopter
MILITARY | HEAVY LIFT The European Union has decided to build its own heavy-lift helicopters to replace its aging CH-53 Sikorsky Sea Stallions. The project is led by the European Defense Agency. It is a...
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| 07.01.2009 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Italian Chinooks
MILITARY | HEAVY LIFT Boeing and AgustaWestland will be jointly supplying and supporting 16 new Chinook helicopters for the Italian military. The contract is worth $1.23 billion and will run until 2017. The...
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| 07.01.2009 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Mi-38 Engine Confusion
COMMERCIAL | MEDIUM LIFT Russia’s second Mi-38 medium lift helicopter has been assembled by the Kazan Helicopter Works — without Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127TS engines. Instead, Kazan has installed two...
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| 06.18.2009 |
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Sling-Load Training in S. Korea
Members of the 304th Integrated Theater Signal Battalion in Camp Mobile, South Korea, practiced attaching a vehicle to the underbelly of a Chinook this week. Two helicopters...
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| 06.17.2009 |
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Pilot Training
The National Research Council Canada (NRC) provides specialized training for test pilot schools at its flight research lab in Ottawa. The two-week sessions train pilots on advanced handling qualities. The pilots go to the...
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| 06.01.2009 |
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Eurowatch
Europe’s Helicopter Shortage and Other Stories PARIS — European nations field several hundred military helicopters, for heavy transport, battlefield utility, and various attack missions. Yet, six years after the beginning of military operations in...
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| 05.21.2009 |
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EU's New Project
The European Union is developing a new heavy-lift helo to replace its CH-53 Sea Stallions and may work on the project with the U.S. The EU has been short on...
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| 05.19.2009 |
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AW Opens Regional HQ in Portugal
With its helicopters growing in popularity in the area, Italian-based AgustaWestland has opened a new regional business headquarters in Lisbon, Portugal. The opening ceremony was attended by Italian...
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| 05.18.2009 |
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JSOH Wows the Crowds
This past weekend, Andrews AFB hosted the annual Joint Service Open House where members of every service participate in aerial shows, static displays and more. This year's show included aerial...
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| 05.11.2009 |
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Prince William Earns Helo License
The Royal Air Force has announced that Prince William has completed basic singe-engine helicopter flight training, and is now scheduled to advance to multi-engine...
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| 05.04.2009 |
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Quad A Today
The annual Quad A convention begins today and runs through May 6. The event is held at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center in...
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| 05.01.2009 |
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The Unsung Heroes: The Pilot’s Partners: Backseaters
These men and women are doing everything in that helicopter except flying it. From the military perspective backseaters, GIB’s, spoons, whatever you may call them, these people bring a myriad of talent to helicopter missions. In CSAR, medevac, and...
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