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Feedback: November 2009
Specialized NVG Ratings This paragraph is from a Rotor & Wing article, “NVGs Made Simple,” that ran in the September 2009 issue, on page 38: NVG Repair – There are several certified FAA Part 145 service centers that can repair, maintain...
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Rotorcraft Report: Bell to Build New AH-1Zs
MILITARY/AIRFRAMES The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Bell Helicopter Textron a $35.8-million contract to design new cabins and cockpits for its AH-1Z Super Cobra. The contract, issued on Sept. 15, marks a significant new phase in a program that...
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Rotorcraft Report: Turkish Attack Helicopter Flies
MILITARY/ATTACK The ATAK team of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), AgustaWestland and aircraft electronics provider Aselsan have conducted the first flight of the prototype T129 AgustaWestland and Turkey’s TAI flew the T129 for the first time...
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Rotorcraft Report: Sikorsky System to Assist Oil Platform Landings
COMMERCIAL/OFFSHORE Sikorsky will be making life easier for S-92A pilots by giving them the capability to make hands-free IFR approaches towards offshore oil platforms. Scheduled for FAA/Transport Canada certification by year-end, the flight control computer...
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Rotorcraft Report: NSTB Investigates EMS Crash
PUBLIC SERVICE/EMS U.S. National Transportation Safety Board investigators are saying that an air medical helicopter that crashed in South Carolina on Sept. 25 did not have safety features recommended by experts. Three people—pilot Patrick Walters...
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Rotorcraft Report: Heli-One Plans AW139 Repair Center
A CHC Europe AgustaWestland AW139 based in the Netherlands. SERVICES/MAINTENANCE Canadian helicopter support services provider Heli-One is planning to establish an AgustaWestland AW139 repair and overhaul...
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Rotorcraft Report: People
Sikorsky Aircraft has promoted Carey Bond to president of its Global Helicopters subsidiary. He was formerly vice president and chief marketing officer. Bond will keep the CMO title and report to Sikorsky President Jeffrey Pino. Philippe Beny is the new vice...
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Rotorcraft Report: Coming Events
November 15–19: Dubai Airshow, Dubai, UAE. Contact Fairs & Exhibitions, phone +9714-286-7755 or visit http://www.dubaiairshow.aero November 30–December 1: Human Factors in Aviation Safety, Los Angeles, Calif. Contact USC Viterbi School of...
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About TAWS
PRODUCTS/AVIONICS & INSTRUMENTS Helicopter accidents, especially those involving emergency medical services (EMS) flights, have been getting a lot of bad, but well-deserved press recently. The increasing number of helicopter EMS (HEMS) fatalities has also...
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Flying the Sikorsky S-92A With the Rotor Ice Protection System
United Technologies Corp. routinely flies its RIPS-equipped S-92A aircraft in known icing conditions in the U.S. CORPORATE/OPERATORS For the past 36 months, I’ve had an exciting and challenging opportunity to fly the Sikorsky S-92A in the northeastern...
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Program Insider: Contracts
The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command in Huntsville, Ala. has awarded a $15.4-million delivery order for FLIR Systems’ Star SAFIRE stabilized multi-sensor systems. FLIR Systems will install the sensors on U.S. Army Black Hawks over the next 12...
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Meet the Contributors
CHARLOTTE ADAMS covers aviation and defense technology. She has written for Aviation Maintenance magazine and was the editor-in-chief of Avionics . She also writes for the Armed Forces Communications and...
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Rotorcraft Report: New Weapon in Aviation Safety Wars
In its latest response to the helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) industry’s flight record, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has added a new arrow to its quiver. The agency has...
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Rotorcraft Report: TopOwl Undergoes Flight Tests
Thales’ helmet-mounted sight display, TopOwl, has completed a series of tests to demonstrate its abilities as advanced mission and piloting equipment in attack and combat transport roles. Most of...
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Rotorcraft Report: People
DART Helicopter Services (DHS) has appointed Steven E. Joseph as general manager. He will also support DHS subsidiaries including Apical, Canam and Geneva Aviation. A former U.S. Marine Corps pilot and...
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Rotorcraft Report: Brazil’s ANAC Certifies Geneva ENG Mods
The National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) in Brazil has issued approval for Kent, Wash.-based Geneva Aviation to install electronic news gathering (ENG) equipment in helicopters registered that...
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Rotorcraft Report: Sandel to Conduct HTAWS Trials
Vista, Calif.-based Sandel Avionics is preparing to carry out flight tests on its helicopter terrain awareness and warning system (HTAWS) at Corporate...
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Hot Products For the Month of October
Vivisun Series of Switches Expands Fort Worth, Texas-based Aerospace Optics has added the Logic Series to its Vivisun product line. The company says the electromechanical switch is the first of its kind based...
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Methodology: Understanding Number One
Air Methods bills itself as the "World’s Largest Air Ambulance Operator" for a very good reason: It is. The numbers tell the tale. Air Methods flew 105,971 missions in 2008, serving 42 U.S. states...
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North to Alaska
Alaska’s North Slope Borough Search and Rescue team’s legacy Bell 412 gets a complete Cobham EFIS upgrade, including the world’s first single-pilot IFR approval for synthetic vision in a helicopter. The...
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