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Monday, February 8, 2010
Sikorsky's Unmanned Black Hawk
Warning: that Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flying towards you may not have a pilot in the cockpit. That's because the U.S. helicopter maker, a unit of United Technologies, has disclosed plans to develop a pilot-less Black Hawk as part of a $1 billion venture to develop and field advanced rotorcraft... [read more]
February 8, 2010 Air Safety Week
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Jan 03, 2010 Dortmund, Germany BOEING 737 D-ABKF Air Berlin Boeing 737-86J ran off the end of runway 06 at Dortmund, Germany, during aborted takeoff. Snow falling at the time. Takeoff aborted due to airspeed...
February 8, 2010 Rotor & Wing
EMS Helicopter Goes Down at Fort Bliss
A total of three people died when a medical helicopter crashed on Friday during a training exercise at the...
February 5, 2010 Aviation Maintenance
Ultra Wins Navy CF-18 Contract
The U.S. Navy has awarded a contract for Ultra Electronics subsidiary Precision Air Systems to install...
February 4, 2010 N/A
Growth Opportunity in Avionics Upgrades
Avionics upgrades represent a promising area of opportunity in 2010, according to sources in the industry. Clayton Jones, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Rockwell Collins, stated in a first quarter earnings call last week that he sees...
February 2, 2010 Rotor & Wing
Apache Trainers Join Military Stations
Boeing has delivered five Apache Longbow Crew Trainers (LCT) in the past year, the company is...
February 1, 2010 Avionics
Industry Scan
Honeywell NGFMS Debuts in Business Aviation, Air Transport Avionics manufacturer Honeywell will mark a milestone in flight management system (FMS) development when the Boeing 747-8 makes its maiden flight this year. The next generation Boeing freighter and...
February 1, 2010 Avionics
Calendar
February 2-7 Singapore Airshow, Changi Exhibition Centre. Visit www.singaporeairshow.com. 20-23 Heli-Expo 2010, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston. Contact Helicopter Association International, phone 703-683-4646 or visit www.heliexpo.com. March 8-12...
February 1, 2010 Avionics
Product Focus: HUMS
With the U.S. Marine Corps responsible for fighting on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan along with the Army, the job of lifting and transporting much of their war materiel like howitzers and Humvees falls to aircraft like the H-53 fleet of medium- and...
February 1, 2010 Avionics
Perspectives: Finding ‘No Fault’
As the United States fleet of military aircraft age, the maintenance of aircraft electronic Line Replaceable Units (LRU) and Weapons Replaceable Assemblies (WRA) poses an ever increasing challenge. Much of the challenge is related to intermittent faults that...
February 1, 2010 Air Safety Week
Air Safety Assured in Haiti
Relief efforts in Haiti have been supported by the Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), providing both intelligence assets and the infrastructure required to safely operate supply-laden cargo aircraft into Port-au-Prince International...
February 1, 2010 Air Safety Week
Battelle Anti-Icing System Under Test
At Battelle, an ingenious innovation using carbon nanotubes may help reduce the threat of aircraft icing. Scientists at Battelle have worked for nearly a decade to overcome ice buildup on aircraft. Recently, they developed an environmentally friendly deicing...
February 1, 2010 Air Safety Week
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Jan 06, 2010 Kearney, NE BEECH C-99 N206AV A/c substantially damaged during hard landing following instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions at Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR). Pilot said a/c...
February 1, 2010 Rotor & Wing
Bulgaria Purchases Two More AW109s
AgustaWestland has received an order for two AW109 Power light twins from the Ministries of Finance and...
February 1, 2010 Rotor & Wing
Military Insider: The Irresistible March of the Drones
Military | Unmanned Aircraft Military helicopter pilots beware—the day of the unmanned helicopter force could be fast approaching. In 1999 the U.S. Army fielded only three Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), said LTG James Thurman, Deputy Chief of Staff, at...
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