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| 08.15.2008 |
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Celebrate 100 Years of Military Aviation
On Saturday, September 6, the Army Aviation Assn will be hosting an open house in Fort Myer...
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| 08.13.2008 |
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U.K. Kicks Off Rotor Research Project
The Rotor Embedded Actuator Control Technology, or React, project is a three-year effort to develop active surfaces in helicopter rotor blades and active...
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| 08.01.2008 |
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Program Insider: Program Updates
Attack — The Indonesian Armed Forces expected last month to receive six Kazan Helicopters Mi-35 Hinds. Fifteen Indonesian pilots and technical specialists reportedly have been training in Russia since March. Attack — Kamov plans to begin...
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| 08.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Contracts
The Brazilian navy signed a letter of offer and acceptance with the U.S. government covering the planned purchase of four Sikorsky Aircraft S-70B Seahawks valued at almost $195 million (311 million reais). The letter also covers options for a further two...
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| 08.01.2008 |
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Military Spin
Composites and Combat This article focuses on composite materials and their contribution to survivability in combat aircraft applications. Composite materials, specifically fiber-reinforced polymers, provide manufacturers with amazing improvements producing...
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| 07.22.2008 |
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Bolivian President’s Helicopter Crashes
Four Venezuelan soldiers and one Bolivian soldier died during the weekend in an accident involving a helicopter used hours before by...
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| 07.15.2008 |
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Sikorsky Superhawl to Tour Europe
The manufacturer said at the Farnborough Air Show it plans to take its militarized variant of the S-92, dubbed the H-92 Superhawk, to at least nine European countries during the next several weeks to demonstrate its mission...
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| 07.09.2008 |
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The Latest on Happenings at Farnborough
FIL Offers Free Shuttle Bus Service Farnborough International Limited (FIL) announced that it will provide a free shuttle bus service for exhibitors and trade visitors travelling in to next week’s air show from the three principal local railway...
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| 07.03.2008 |
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Get More Rotorcraft Info Here
Welcome to R&W’s updated homepage. You’ll still find all the rotorcraft information you require here, with our daily news briefs, powerful search engine and current...
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| 07.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Honeywell Acquires Maker of Helo Flight-Monitoring Systems
PRODUCTS | AVIONICS Honeywell has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Intelligent Automation Corp (IAC), a leading supplier of helicopter on-board diagnostic systems for both military and commercial customers. Pending regulatory review, Honeywell will...
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| 07.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Andrews AFB Air Show Commemorates Berlin Airlift
MILITARY The historic humanitarian efforts of the Berlin Airlift 60 years ago were honored by the annual Joint Service Open House at Andrews AFB, Md., home of the U.S. Air Force’s presidential transport wing and Air Force One. "It displayed a U.S...
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| 06.26.2008 |
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Contractors Prep 4th VH-71 for Tests
Lockheed Martin has begun integrating mission systems aboard a second VH-71 test vehicle at its Presidential Helicopter Integration Facility in Owego, N.Y. Four aircraft, based on AgustaWestland's EH101 (now...
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| 06.18.2008 |
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Swiss Firm Proposes New Helicopter
The company, Helips, is seeking investors for a new, multi-purpose, light helicopter that does not have a tail rotor. The Gulf Times reported that two representatives from Helips gave a presentation at the Qatar Scientific...
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| 06.17.2008 |
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Boeing’s Return to the Civil Market?
A recent briefing by the aerospace company for investors and financial analysts has some observers wondering if that will happen. Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, was pressed at that event on whether Boeing would sell its...
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| 06.11.2008 |
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Scholarships Available to Female Fliers
Woman in Aviation International is offering thousands of scholarship dollars to applicants who get their applications in starting July 1, 2008. The...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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AgustaWestland, Alitalica Plan Helicopter Hub At Rome Airport
COMMERCIAL The two companies are planning to establish what they say is the first helicopter hub in Italy at Rome’s Urbe Airport and to have that hub achieve operational readiness in 2009. According AgustaWestland, the project’s investment is...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Program Updates
Attack — Boeing plans to fly its Block 3 AH-64D Apache Longbow on July 9, under an accelerated schedule sought by the U.S. Army. The new Apache, developed with money rolled over from the cancelled RAH-66 Comanche program, includes new software upgrades...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Heard in the Hallways: Heads Roll, Gently, on VH-71
It rarely happens that a military acquisition incurs major delays and cost overruns without some heads rolling. And so heads have rolled in the VH-71 program. The next-generation U.S. presidential helicopter program, launched with a 2005 contract award, is...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Air Shows: Farnborough
The 60th anniversary show brings some things old, many things new. In its 60th anniversary year, the Farnborough Air Show will have visitors reminiscing of the old and embracing the new. This year’s biennial show coincides with two other significant...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Settling With Power, Redefined
The recent letter from CW4 Steven Kersting reminded me that the term "settling with power" is somewhat misleading ("VRS vs. Settling With Power, February 2008, page 7). Power has little to do with the phenomenon. As I discussed in the July 2007...
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