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November 1, 2009 Rotor & Wing
Eurocopter Donauwörth: Keeping Busy Through Marketing Diversity
SERVICES/MAINTENANCE A visitor to Eurocopter Deutsch- land’s Helicopter Technology Park, with about 5,200 workers and engineers the chief employer in this picturesque Bavarian town, hardly senses there’s a world economic crisis underway. A German...
November 1, 2009 Rotor & Wing
Are Legacy Designs Stifling Innovation?
MILITARY/MISSION EQUIPMENT In recent years, faced with the realization that enemies on the ground were actually disposed to shoot any helicopter that came within range, Western militaries have discovered anew the advisability of fitting automatic weapons...
November 1, 2009 Rotor & Wing
Crew Coordination, a Hallmark of Professional Aviation
MILITARY/TRAINING One of the most admirable aspects of military flying is the crew discipline and inter/intra-flight coordination employed day-to-day. Very early in a crew member’s training, certain fundamentals are drilled in. Among the most important...
November 1, 2009 Rotor & Wing
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...
November 1, 2009 Rotor & Wing
Rotorcraft Report: X2 Prototype Tops 100-Knot Barrier
PRODUCTS/AIRFRAME Sikorsky’s X2 Technology demonstrator broke the 100-knot threshold in a recent flight test...
November 1, 2009 Rotor & Wing
Rotorcraft Report: Study Points to Improved EMS Procedures
TRAINING/EMS A MedEvac Foundation International study has found that five percent of urgent care patients experience a life-threatening event or, in rare cases, death while on air medical transport flights. Dr. Jeff Singh and co-author Dr. Russell MacDonald of...
November 1, 2009 Rotor & Wing
‘I Knew You Would Come’
In this issue you will find the winners of the 2009 Rotor & Wing Helicopter Heroism Awards. Being new to the rotor world, I have to say that reading these submissions and learning about the events for which our winners were chosen, left me awestruck. The...
November 1, 2009 Rotor & Wing
Rotorcraft Report: SAR Awards Go to UK, Canadian Crews
PUBLIC SERVICE/SAR Two separate search and rescue (SAR) helicopter crews have been given awards in recent weeks. Sikorsky Aircraft has named an S-92 helicopter crew operating on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) the winner of its Winged...
November 1, 2009 Rotor & Wing
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 Electronics Association. James Careless is a long-time...
November 1, 2009 Rotor & Wing
Heroes: Defined
Cool composure in the midst of chaos. Presenting the winners of the 2009 Rotor & Wing Helicopter Herosim Awards, who personify the meaning of the word heros. PUBLIC SERVICE/SAR U.S. Coast Guard 2008 Alaska Ranger One of the Largest Coldwater Rescues in...
November 1, 2009 Rotor & Wing
The Different Faces of SAR Training
Priority 1 considers cross training, crew interoperability and teamwork as fundamental to its Class D basic hoist rescue course. TRAINING/SEARCH & RESCUE Search and rescue (SAR) is a crowded arena with many players—from the U.S. military...
October 30, 2009 Rotor & Wing
Boeing Picks L-3 Wescam Sensors
Under a deal with Boeing, L-3 Communications’ Wescam subsidiary will supply 15 electro-optical infrared...
October 30, 2009 Avionics
Malcor of Thales Resigns
Jean-Georges Malcor, senior vice president at Thales, has resigned, effective Dec. 31, 2009, to accept the CEO position at CGGVeritas, a France-based geophysical equipment and...
October 30, 2009 Rotor & Wing
Rescuers Search For Crash Survivors
FAA has confirmed that a U.S. Marines AH-1 Cobra helicopter was involved in a mid-air collision with a Coast Guard C-130 transport over the...
October 29, 2009 Avionics
Raytheon Awarded Airborne Sonar Contract
Raytheon received an $81.1 million U.S. Navy contract for the AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS), the primary undersea warfare sensor for the Navy's MH-60R multi-mission helicopter. According to Raytheon, the system provides undersea warfare...
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