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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
AH-64D Prototype Controls Second Helicopter
Boeing reports that its latest version of the Apache attack helicopter, the AH-64D Block III prototype, successfully demonstrated level IV control over an accompanying unmanned aircraft while flying above the Arizona desert on June 8. Level... [read more]
June 16, 2009
Bristow Academy's ALERTS
The flight academy, in Titusville, Fla., has begun to implement the Aircraft Logging and Event Recording for Training and Safety (ALERTS) system into its fleet of Schweizer S-300CBi aircraft. The hardware and software package...
June 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: Aussies Spend $72 Million on Parts
MILITARY Since January 2005, Australia’s Department of Defence has spent $96 million purchasing military helicopter parts and upgrades through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) system. Nearly half of that was spent upgrading and maintaining the...
May 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: DAFCS Aiding CH-47F Pilots
PRODUCTS | MILITARY The Digital Advanced Flight Control Systems (DAFCS) installed on U.S. CH-47F Chinook helicopters is helping pilots make safer desert landings. The Common Avionics Architecture Systems (CAAS) glass cockpit, DAFCS "provides the pilot...
May 1, 2009
Current Developments: Rotorcraft Evolve...Slowly
After decades of neglect, helicopter research and development are again gaining ground. Helicopters — especially military helicopters — need to improve in a lot of ways. Most everyone in the business agrees on that, and after eight years of...
April 17, 2009
Telephonics Signs $99.3M Helo Radar Deal
Electronic component manufacturer Telephonics Corp. has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to support a continuing radar suite upgrade...
April 8, 2009
V-22 Contract
LaBarge Inc., a Missouri-based electronic manufacturer, secured a $5.1-million contract...
April 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: Becker Introduces New Locator Beacon
PRODUCTS Unveiled at Heli-Expo 2009, Becker Avionics’ new, ruggedized MR510 personal locator beacon offers extra performance and safety for helicopter pilots. The hand-sized unit is built to operate "for 48 hours rather than 24, and to withstand...
March 30, 2009
U.S. Helps Train Afghan Helo Mechanics
U.S. airmen from the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron based at Kedena Air Base on Okinawa are helping to train Afghan mechanics in the maintenance of Mil Mi-17 helicopters. The collaboration is part of...
March 30, 2009
ARINC Wins Helicopter/Avionics Contract
The Pentagon has awarded an $80.6 million contract to ARINC, Inc to oversee the sale of 22 Mi-17CT helicopters and avionics systems...
March 4, 2009
Edwards & Associates Order Layoffs
Edwards & Associates, a primary completions center for Bell Helicopter, and its subsidiary Aeronautical Accessories announced that it has...
March 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: Maryland Medevac Wants TAWS
PUBLIC | EMS Maryland’s new air ambulances will have terrain awareness and warning systems (TAWS), according to Maryland State Police Spokesperson Greg Shipley. (The MSP operates the state’s air ambulance service.) Speaking in an exclusive...
March 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: New Longbow Data Link Passes Key Test
MILITARY | ATTACK On January 28, 2009, an AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopter equipped with a Longbow Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) successfully acquired and tracked an Unmanned Little Bird aircraft in flight. Using...
March 1, 2009
Program Insider: Programs Updates
Military — Bell Helicopter delivered its ninth OH-58D Kiowa under the Warrior Safety Enhancement Program contract for the U.S. Army. Military — The Government of Estonia approved the purchase of a third AW139 to perform SAR, medevac and border...
March 1, 2009
Program Insider: FlightSafety’s Single-Engine FTD Program Moves Forward
Although multi-engine simulators and flight training devices [FTDs] abound, the aviation world has seen little in the way of single-engine helicopter systems. But that changed in October of 2009 when FlightSafety International unveiled its AS350 FTD at the...
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