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| 12.01.2008 |
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NYC Heliport Temporarily Shutdown
U.S. Helicopters, the only operator providing scheduled helicopter taxi service from Manhattan to New York’s JFK Airport and Newark’s Liberty Airport, has cancelled all flights out of the Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB). The...
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| 11.26.2008 |
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P&WC Certifies Engines to Power Bell’s 429
Pratt & Whitney Canada received Transport Canada type certification for its new PW207D1 and PW207D2 engines...
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| 11.26.2008 |
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Coaxial Helo Designers Eye R22/R44 Market Share
An Australian-based technology company is developing a light helicopter that it sees as future competition for Robinson Helicopters. Since 2003, Wieland Helicopter Technologies (WHT) has...
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| 11.21.2008 |
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Sikorsky's Asian Sales Grow
China Southern Airlines' Zhuhai Helicopter Co accepted two Sikorsky S-76Cs to support offshore oil projects in the South China Sea and Bohai Bay, and last month, Sikorsky signed an agreement with the Rescue and...
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| 11.04.2008 |
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FI Predicts Light Sector to Be Most Dynamic
Forecast International projects that 2,176 light rotorcraft will be produced for military use during the 10-year period from 2008 through 2107. The Connecticut-based firm estimates the value of this...
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| 11.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: MAX-VIZ EVS-1500 Awarded EASA Approval
PRODUCTS The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved the dual field of view, next generation Max-Viz EVS-1500 Enhanced Vision System (EVS) for EC registered Bell 212/412/412EP helicopters. This EASA approval will also allow operators equipped with...
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| 11.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Eurocopter to Set Up Training Institute in India
TRAINING Eurocopter has stated plans to set up a pilot training facility in India, based on a shortage of qualified helicopter pilots, according to the Press Trust of...
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| 10.22.2008 |
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Flight Safety and Frasca Partner on AS350 Simulator
Flight Safety International has partnered with flight simulator manufacturer Frasca to place light turbine simulators in many of FSI’s training centers...
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| 10.13.2008 |
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FAA Issues AD on 222, 230 and 430
Effective Oct. 16, 2008, FAA Airworthiness Directive AD 2008-19-02, regarding Bell model 222, 222B, 222U, 230 and 430 helicopters, will require repetitive inspections of the main rotor hydraulic actuator supports to verify the presence...
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| 10.09.2008 |
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Reducing the Footprint
Sydney-based Wieland Helicopter Technologies (WHT) uses coaxial rotor systems for their helicopters. This design, according to the company’s Web site, is quieter than...
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| 10.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Russia Claims 2008 World Championship
PERSONAL Russia’s team emerged victorious from the World Helicopter Championship competition, with Germany finishing second and the United Kingdom team third. The victory was Russia’s ninth in 13 world championships. Accredited by the...
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| 10.01.2008 |
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Record Effort: A Grand Performance
Many world records have been set this year. Here’s the story of one helicopter record and the team that achieved it. In August, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were drawing millions from around the world to sit comfortably and relaxed in their easy...
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| 09.25.2008 |
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EASA Approval of Emergency Float Systems
DART Helicopter Services' affiliated partner, Apical Industries, received the approval for their emergency float and emergency float with life rafts systems for...
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| 09.22.2008 |
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Russia's Latest Helicopter Venture
Heliexpress opened for business late last week and according to Moscow Times.com, the helicopters are being used with some frequency...
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| 09.08.2008 |
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Georgia Trying to Change the Rules
Forsyth County, Ga., located just outside the metropolitan Atlanta area, is tying to change the county’s Unified Development Code for...
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| 09.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: A109s Grand Crew Claims World Record
PERSONAL AgustaWestland Grand pilots Scott Kasprowicz and Steve Sheik landed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Aug. 18, claiming a world record for a flight around the world in a helicopter. Kasprowicz, who owns the A109S with the distinctive registration...
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| 09.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Everyday Heros
PERSONAL Gui Cipriani, a commercial operator with Rotors of the Rockies in Broomfield, Colo., and Jake Harmon, a certified flight instructor and private instrument pilot, didn’t hesitate when they saw an amateur-built, single-engine, fixed-wing aircraft...
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| 08.20.2008 |
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India’s Civilian Helicopter Growth
Due to the tremendous growth spurt of helicopter operations in India, the Indian government is planning to establish a “helicopter...
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| 08.19.2008 |
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U.S. Pilots Set Record
Pilots Scott Kasprowicz and Steve Sheik returned to New York's LaGuardia Airport early yesterday, capturing the record for traveling around-the-world by helicopter with SIX days to spare. "The Grand Adventure," 23,000 mi over...
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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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