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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Army Contracts Breathe Life Into U.S. Rotor Research
NEWS A set of new U.S. Army contracts to helicopter makers, spurred by damage incurred by aircraft in Iraq and Afghanistan, is intended to reinvigorate U.S. research and development of rotor technology. Awarded to Boeing and Sikorsky under the Army Applied Aviation Directorate’s Rotor Durability... [read more]
July 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Europe to Pool Helos For Allied Operations
MILITARY European Union countries have agreed to pool their helicopter capabilities to better support international operations. EU defense ministers meeting May 26 charged the European Defence Agency with coordinating the initiative in league with NATO. The...
July 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Summit Reviews Multi-Agency SAR Ops Lessons
TRAINING Rotor & Wing’s 2008 Search and Rescue Summit, slated for Sept. 18 in Reston, Va., will capture lessons of multi-agency SAR operations.. The one-day event will include a morning session on the lessons of such operations...
July 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Piasecki Looks to Next X-49A Test Phase
PRODUCTS | AIRFRAMES Piasecki Aircraft has completed initial Phase 1 flight tests of its SpeedHawk X-49A vectored-thrust, ducted-propeller compound helicopter and is awaiting a decision from the U.S. Navy, which owns the modified Sikorsky Aircraft SH-60F, on...
July 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Russian Helicopter Industry Teams With Agustawestland, Pratt
PRODUCTS The Russian aerospace conglomerate Oboronprom struck two partnerships with Western aviation manufacturers at the HeliRussia trade exhibition in May. AgustaWestland unveiled a pact to eventually maintain and produce its aircraft in Russia. Pratt &...
July 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report:MD Makes Progress With Explorer Lines
PRODUCTS MD Helicopters has logged some success with its MD-902 Explorer product line. The National Health Authority of the Persian Gulf emirate of Qatar has decided to continue an air ambulance service using an Explorer following a six-month trial. The authority said...
July 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Bell Refines Layout Of Model 429 For Farnborough
PRODUCTS Bell Helicopter brought its newest aircraft, the Model 429, to Air Med 2008 in Prague, the Czech Republic. At that major emergency medical services gathering in May, the manufacturer got many "gifts," as Bell CEO Dick Millman calls...
July 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: FAA Clears Air Log For Flight Operations Quality Assurance
COMMERCIAL Bristow Group has won FAA approval to begin a flight operations quality assurance (FOQA) program. It becomes only the second U.S. helicopter operator, after Era Helicopters, approved for such a...
July 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: JHL Dead? Reports May Be Premature
MILITARY | HEAVY LIFT Widespread reports that the Joint Heavy Lift program led by the U.S. Army is dead may be premature. Senior Army leaders have, for months, referred to "the program formerly known as JHL," saying it has been succeeded by the...
July 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: STOVL F-35 Makes First Flight
MILITARY With test pilot Graham Tomlinson at the controls, the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning 2 rose into blue Texas skies June 11, marking the first flight of an aircraft designed to provide a...
July 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Review: U.K. Botched Chinook Acquisition
MILITARY | UTILITY According to the U.K.’s National Audit Office, the Defence Ministry mishandled the purchase of eight Chinooks from Boeing and took delivery even though the aircraft’s avionics...
July 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Coming Events
July 12-13 — Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), RAF Fairford, England. Web: www.airtattoo.com/airtattoo/. July 14-20 — Farnborough International Air Show, Farnborough, United Kingdom. General Inquiries: 44 (0)12-5253-2800; Web...
July 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Honeywell Tests Micro UAV With Gimballed Camera
PRODUCTS | UAVS Honeywell has fitted its Micro Air Vehicle with a gimballed sensor that allows a ground station operator to reposition the camera remotely. This is intended to...
July 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Bell Clears 412EP For JAR-OPS Compliance
PRODUCTS | AIRFRAMES Bell Helicopter has achieved Joint Aviation Regulations Operations 3 (JAR-OPS 3) certification of its Model ’s 412EP. The manufacturer claims it is the first legacy helicopter to complete a European Aviation Safety Administration...
July 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Vector, Sagem Fly S-61 With Glass Cockpit
PRODUCTS | AVIONICS Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America reports it has successfully flight tested the world’s first Sikorsky Aircraft S-61 equipped with a fully-integrated "glass cockpit" — the Integrated Cockpit Display...
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