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January 27, 2012
Broussard, La.-based Cadorath Leasing has handed over a Bell 206L-3 to Carlsbad, Calif.-based Macaluso & Associates. The Cadorath...December 6, 2011
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce the sale of a GrandNew light twin engine helicopter to...December 3, 2011
Helicopter flight training at Kansas State University is getting a boost through a partnership with Universal Helicopters. “The partnership initially will bring in three helicopters...November 1, 2011
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September 1, 2011
As one person referred to shooting a feral hog from a helicopter: “This is a hunters' trifecta!” Hunting, hogs and a helicopter—all at one time. Texas is the only state in the U.S. that will allow any wild animal to be killed from a helicopter. That animal is the feral hog, sometimes referred to by Texas land owners as the “400-lb rat.” Texas House Bill 716, Section 43-102...September 1, 2011
July 8, 2011
San Diego, Calif.-based Corporate Helicopters has agreed to purchase four AS350s, consisting of a...July 5, 2011
Fameck, France-based Serolor, a company that specializes in precision tooling for metallurgy applications, has started developing a turbine-powered two-seat helicopter that will first be offered as a kit for amateur construction. Heli Air Design, the offshoot company created by Serolor to take over the project, was planning—as of June 30—to fly the HAD1-T Helineo in a hover by the end of July...July 5, 2011
Fameck, France-based Serolor, a company that specializes in precision tooling for metallurgy applications, has started developing a turbine-powered two-seat helicopter that will first...June 13, 2011
New Jersey-based HeliFlite has reached a milestone of 20,000 accident-free flight hours over the span of 12...March 23, 2011
By Andrew Parker, Senior Editor Torrance, Calif.-based Robinson Helicopter is coming off a “pretty good” year, producing 162 helicopters in 2010. And signs are pointing up for a recovery worldwide in demand. “One-hundred sixty-two. That’s pretty good, kind of like the old days, so we’re not complaining at all and we have lots of orders coming in for the R66,” said...March 7, 2011
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March 1, 2011
A Wasatch Powerbird Guides (WPG) Eurocopter AS350B3 comes in for a landing following a ski drop. For some individuals, downhill skiing on a plotted slope just doesn’t make the adrenaline rush. They seek a greater thrill, above the chair-lifted skiing crowds, to mountain tops on which they can carve their S turns in virgin powder, snow on which no man has tread. To reach such a skier’s nirvana...February 15, 2011
When most shops celebrate the opening of a new paint facility, they hold an open house or send out a press release. SureFlight went way beyond the ordinary, christening its new multimillion-dollar, 18,000-square-foot facility by painting one of the most recognized private helicopters in the world—Donald Trump’s Sikorsky S-76B. “Mr. Trump and his aviation team recognized that repainting...February 1, 2011
Robinson Helicopter’s R66 Turbine was awarded an FAA type certificate on Oct. 25, 2010, and, based upon the 100 units already on order, is expected to be as popular as its top-selling piston stablemate, the R44. Base price for the five-seat, single-engine helicopter is $790,000. Okay, I’ll tell you up front that I’ve never avoided a chance to check out a helicopter, even a bad one...January 12, 2011
Progress continues on Sikorsky’s Project Firefly. While the manufacturer has not released a timetable for the test program, the modified Schweizer S-300C is nearing its first flight, according to reports. Project Firefly was unveiled at this year’s Oshkosh AirVenture. But this is no ordinary S-300—it could be a look into the future of helicopters. “This is a technology demonstrator...
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- AW139 Simulator Begins Operations at FlightSafety Lafayette
- British MoD Restocks Supplies of Lockheed Martin Hellfire Missile
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- Year in Review—Operations: Raw Materials, Helicopters, Pilots — All in High Demand
- RAF Pilot Receives DSO for Using Chinook to Shield Troops
- Solar-Powered Airplane Ready for Coast-to-Coast U.S. Flight
- Senate Schedules Hearing on FAA's Handling of Sequestration and 787 Investigation
- Rotor & Wing Magazine :: Helicopter Foundation Takes Professional Education Courses to San Diego
- Northrop Grumman Touts MQ-8C as 'Rotary UAV of the Future'
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