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Thursday, May 1, 2008
More Heroes Ahead
Recent years have brought a broadening of the field of heroism in helicopters. AgustaWestland’s AW139 is a case in point. It is still relatively new to the field. But its operators, such as the Italian... [read more]
May 1, 2008
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Military Outsourcing Regarding Giovanni de Briganti’s comments on military outsourcing, the situation could go a step further: arm all civil aircraft ("Military Outsourcing: How Far to Go?" January 2008, page 23). They could divert at a...
May 1, 2008
USAF Buys Time for CSAR-X Choice with New Change
MILITARY The U.S. Air Force has bought itself three more months to announce its new choice for a combat search and rescue helicopter. The service on April 11 issued a draft change, the sixth, to its request for proposals for the Combat Search and...
April 16, 2008
CSAR-X: Whence That Fifth S-92 Blade?
Where did that fifth blade on Sikorsky Aircraft's S-92-based Combat Search and Rescue X (CSAR-X) proposal come from? The added blade has been in trade press headlines for a couple of weeks. The stories cite the fifth blade as a recent change prompted by the...
April 14, 2008
USAF Issues Draft Change to CSAR-X Request
Boeing reports it has received a draft of the latest change to the U.S. Air Force's request for proposals to provide a new combat search and rescue helicopter. The draft of Amendment 6 of the Combat Search and Rescue X proposal was sent out April 11. Bidders...
April 10, 2008
U.S. Army Wants to Form 12th Combat Brigade
U.S. Army leaders are weighing how to best form a 12th combat aviation brigade (CAB). A new brigade is needed to maintain the 12-month rotation schedule of units serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, said Brig. Gen. Stephen Mundt, the director of Army...
April 9, 2008
Boeing, Piasecki Eye 200-kt Apache, UAV
Boeing and Piasecki Aircraft are developing a $3 million plan to assess mating a version of Piasecki Aircraft's vectored-thrust, ducted propeller to its AH-64 Apache and possibly its A160T vertical takeoff and landing unmanned air vehicle. Boeing has...
April 9, 2008
The Program Formerly Known as Joint Heavy Lift
Say farewell to Joint Heavy Lift, the U.S. Army's aspiration to a multi-service, next-generation heavy-lifter. The program, spearheaded by the Army Aviation Technology Directorate, seems to have been overcome by requirements creep and inter-service rivalry. It was...
April 1, 2008
Heli-Expo Show Day: AgustaWestland: Strong Sales, Program Woes
AGUSTAWESTLAND ARRIVES AT Heli-Expo with key civil product lines logging strong sales but military ones beset by problems. The manufacturer’s AW139 medium twin is proving a popular and versatile aircraft in diverse markets. AgustaWestland is featuring...
April 1, 2008
Do We Need an X-Prize?
Where is Raymond Orteig when we need him? Aviation history buffs know that name as belonging to the hotelier who in 1919 offered $25,000 to the first to fly nonstop between New York and Paris. The more recognizable name associated with his is that of Charles...
April 1, 2008
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Flight Training Mistakes In response to your recent Question of the Month about the most troubling or curious flight training mistakes I’ve seen, a curious and somewhat troubling mistake I have both witnessed and committed is what I’d call...
April 1, 2008
Meet the Contributors
LEE BENSON is the retired senior pilot for the Los Angeles County Fire Dept. Before he was named senior pilot, Lee ran the aviation section’s safety and training programs, including organizing the section’s yearly safety meeting with other public...
April 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Competitors Maneuver for Latest U.S. Air Force CSAR-X Round
NEWS As the U.S. Air Force culls final bids for its combat search-and-rescue X (CSAR-X) contract, the competing teams are maneuvering for any advantage they can get in the disputed, $10-billion-plus program. Top Air Force officials have said they want a...
April 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Forecasts See Strong Demand Ahead
PRODUCTS Engine makers Honeywell and Rolls-Royce project a hearty helicopter market worldwide for the next several years. Honeywell is projecting that 4,450 new civil, turbine-powered helicopters will go into service worldwide in the next five years, with...
April 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Sikorsky Takes X2 to Market
PRODUCTS | AIRFRAMES Sikorsky Aircraft unveiled its prototype X2 technology demonstrator to attendees at Heli-Expo 2008 Feb. 24 and sought input from potential customers on how they might make use of high-speed helicopters based on that technology. With the...
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