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July 1, 2010
Virtually every rotary wing aircraft currently operated by the U.S. Army, Navy and Marine Corps is based on airframes and technology dating back at least 30 years, with some such as the UH-1, OH-58, OH-6, CH-47, CH-46 and CH/MH-53 being Vietnam-era. Both the UH-60 and AH-64 Apache go back to the 1970s and even the newest addition to the Army’s helicopter inventory, the UH-72A, is a military version...July 1, 2010
From left to right, Air Life Georgia Safety Director Matt Wallace, Air Methods Corporate Safety Manager Michael Koenes, Squadron Inc. Co-founder Dan Deutermann and Consultant Keith Cianfrani. Photo by Andrew D. Parker Keith Cianfrani moderated a panel at Rotor & Wing’s 2010 Safety and Training Summit in Denver that featured The Squadron Inc. co-founder Dan Deutermann, Air Methods corporate safety...July 1, 2010
Sikorsky Aerospace Services has delivered the first two S-61Ts that will support the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan. Sikorsky Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) has handed over two...July 1, 2010
Col. Newman Shufflebarger is framed by the windows of a CH-47 Chinook during his last mission as an Army pilot. Nick Van Valkenburgh, USAG Redstone Col. Newman Shufflebarger served as the project manager for Cargo Helicopters (Chinook) for the Program Executive Office for Aviation, a position that involves managing a fleet consisting primarily of CH-47 D and F models. He said goodbye to his 26-year Army...July 1, 2010
Phil Dunford, vice president and general manager, Boeing Rotorcraft Systems, called once again for greater collaboration among OEMs in the helicopter business and said that joint industry/government partnerships were the way forward for the good of the industry sector. Dunford spoke in June at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London, where he gave a lecture on “Global Rotorcraft at the...June 1, 2010
Rotor & Wing Military Editor Andrew Drwiega traveled to Afghanistan in early...June 1, 2010
Richard Whittle, contributing editor for Rotor & Wing, appeared on the April 27 broadcast of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to...June 1, 2010
The U.S. Naval Aviation Center for Rotorcraft Advancement (NACRA) at NAS Patuxent River took delivery of its new flying test bed in April, allowing flight testing on new technology projects to start in June. The Test Bed for Rapid Experimentation and Warfighter Support, or “T-Rex”, is a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1N that was being replaced by the UH-1Y Venom at USMC Base Camp Pendleton. The new test...June 1, 2010
When the doors were thrown open at the Fort Worth convention center in April to welcome the annual gathering of the Army Aviation Association of America (Quad-A), the theme that everyone was focused on was—the U.S. Army Roadmap for UAS 2010–2035! Sure, helicopters were physically scattered throughout the exhibit hall—from the likes of the 160th SOAR, the 21st Cavalry Brigade, and from...May 1, 2010
President’s Offshore Plans During a speech on March 31 at Andrews AFB, U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled plans for “the expansion of offshore oil and gas exploration, but in ways that balance the need to harness domestic energy sources and the need to protect America’s natural resources.” His administration is considering areas for drilling “in the mid and south Atlantic...May 1, 2010
Charlotte Adams covers aviation and defense technology. She has written for Aviation Maintenance magazine and was the editor-in-chief of Avionics magazine. She also writes for the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association. Chris Baur is a dual-rated ATP with more than 11,000 flight hours, a certified aircraft dispatcher and flight instructor. He is a retired military pilot who served in the...May 1, 2010
While Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) President David Adler looks on, Sharon Nell, director of the U.S. Dept of State Bureau of Intl Narcotics & Law Enforcement Affairs Office of Aviation, officially signs a contract for up to 110 S-61Ts on Feb. 21 at Heli-Expo. Photo by Andrew D. Parker, Managing Editor The U.S. State Department’s decision to replace chartered Russian-made helicopters used to...May 1, 2010
AgustaWestland announced in April that the Apache Integrated Operational Support (IOS) contract...May 1, 2010
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is about to begin assessing submissions made by organizations wishing to manage a two-year Interim Synthetic helicopter Tactics course. The overall contract will be worth €3-4 million (approximately $4.1 to 5.4 million) with the location to be determined at single fixed venue within a contributing member state. Proposals were to have been received by March 31, 2010...May 1, 2010
Christian Gras (left) is the new executive vice president of customers for the Eurocopter Group. He reports to Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling and becomes a member of the company’s executive committee. Gras, who succeeds Philippe Harache, was previously senior vice president for Latin America within the strategy and marketing organization of Eurocopter parent company EADS. Bell Helicopter of Fort Worth...May 1, 2010
Rotor & Wing’s Safety and Training Summit—set for June 8-9 in Denver, Colo.—will include a “lessons learned” from a recent Squadron Inc. Air Department Safety Officer course held in Fort Lauderdale, Fla...May 1, 2010
Marines prepare to board three MV-22 Ospreys from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, MEB-Afghanistan for insertion into Marjah on Feb. 19, 2010. U.S. Marines/Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso A U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22B Osprey crashed at about 1:00 a.m. local time April 9 in Zabul province Afghanistan, killing a USAF pilot and an enlisted flight engineer, an Army Ranger and a civilian...May 1, 2010
It’s not good when a pilot loses situational awareness in a dust cloud near the ground. Brownout is a major threat to helicopters in Iraq and Afghanistan. The U.S. Department of Defense has estimated that 37 percent of helicopter losses there between 2001 and 2008 involved brownout and obstacle strikes. This article looks at pilot brownout aids and other emerging technologies. Combat unit training...May 1, 2010
An airfield in Wiltshire in the southern English countryside is home to one of the most significant groups of military helicopter specialists in the UK. They are the driving force behind the upgrading of British military helicopters as well as the rapid fielding of Urgent Operational Requirement (UORs) for rotary use in Afghanistan. Boscombe Down, a pre-World War II Royal Air Force (RAF) station still...May 1, 2010
At the end of March as part of its Air Power series of conferences, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), located in Whitehall, London, ran a conference on The Future Use of Battlefield Helicopters in Support of Land Operations. It was organized alongside the UK’s Joint Helicopter Command. RUSI has long associations with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and regards itself as a think tank on...
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