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March 1, 2006
Mary Lynn Before Katrina struck Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, it wreaked havoc on vessels in the Gulf of Mexico. Massello and his HH-60 Jayhawk crew from CGAS Clearwater, Fla. were among those who came to their aid. For one mission, Massello and crew were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. An honor normally given for heroism in combat, it recognizes "extraordinary achievement...March 1, 2006
Johnny Delgado closed out last August with four of the most frustrating days of his career. As head of a "strike team" of five emergency medical services (EMS) helicopters based in Florida, Delgado and 50 other volunteers to support those helicopters--pilots, nurses, medics, mechanics-- were prepped and ready to fly within 24 hr. to the Mississippi Delta to rescue victims of Hurricane Katrina...March 1, 2006
I'm often asked if it's hard for our gunners and flight engineers to hit targets during helicopter aerial gunnery. My answer is unequivocally, "Yes." Crew-served weapons introduce exterior ballistic effects that seriously complicate Kentucky windage* and aim-point solutions. These effects are unusual and not intuitive for weapons fired perpendicular to the helicopter flight path. They include...March 1, 2006
'Revitalization Project' Aims to Boost Military Helo Safety, Survivability A new U.S. rotorcraft industry task force is seeking measures to improve the survivability of helicopters in combat in the near term and increase the safety and reliability of all helicopters in the long term. Dubbed the Rotary-Wing Revitalization Project, the effort aims to overcome the main impediments to broader use--and...February 1, 2006
At the helicopter industry's premier event, manufacturers and vendors parade their newest and best. Here's a sampling of what's on the convention center floor. As the premier gathering of the helicopter industry, Heli-Expo is a showcase for companies offering their products and services to rotorcraft owners, operators, pilots and aficionados. The event is so big that some companies can get lost in the...January 1, 2006
These are times of unexpected change, unusual partnerships and high demand for helicopters and those who make them, support them and fly them. To decipher what all this means for the Industry going forward, we asked top Industry executives the following question: "What specific trends to you anticipate In the helicopter Industry In 2006, and what effects will they have on the Industry?" Precision...January 1, 2006
If There's an Aircraft in the Sky, We're On It Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading global supplier of systems and services to the aerospace and defense industry. If there's an aircraft in the sky - we're on it. Goodrich, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, employs more than 21,000 people worldwide in more than 100 facilities across 16 countries with annual revenues of over...January 1, 2006
A Quarter Century of Engineering Excellence Over 25 years ago, Heli-Dyne Systems was founded to provide helicopter owners/operators with the same high quality of modification and completion services offered for fixed-wing aircraft. Since then, HDS has performed more than 700 major helicopter modifications and completions for functions as diverse as air medical, law enforcement, electronic news-gathering...January 1, 2006
Ever-Expanding Line of Helicopter Mission Equipment 60 Years of Excellence Now entering our 60th year of business, generations of operators have expanded their fleet utilization with our well designed, high-quality, and easily maintained equipment. Simplex designs and manufactures a range of helicopter systems and accessories for fire fighting, agricultural spraying, and oil spill response, all of it...January 1, 2006
Satellite-Based Voice, Data, Tracking and Customized Map Solutions Sky Connect offers the world's first seamless, global tracking, voice, and two-way text-messaging service on the Iridium satellite network for world-class coverage and effectiveness. It provides worldwide coverage for helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, ships as well as fixed-based and in-vehicle installations. With more than 1,500 systems...January 1, 2006
The Lifesaving Choice for SAR Transmitters and Beacons As an established supplier of quality emergency distress transmitters and homing-locating systems, Techtest Ltd. offers one of the most comprehensive portfolios of Search and Rescue equipment available today. Ranging from lightweight portable beacons to fixed and deployable emergency transmitters, Techtest products operate on the 406 MHz SARSAT...November 1, 2005
Training and equipment providers see growing demand for vision aids. AS WELL AS PROVIDING A LOOK at what's ahead, night-vision systems have the uncanny ability to impart some hindsight. "We look at what we did in the past and wondered if what we did was smart," said Brian Fennessey, chief of air operations for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Dept. He spoke of life before enhanced vision and after. San...November 1, 2005
CORRECTION The photo right, which appeared in our August issue, was taken by photographer Keith Wood ("Bringing Home the Bacon," August 2005, page 49). We failed to include a credit for his work with the photo. We apologize for the omission. -The Editors. One Reason Why In response to John Brandt's letter, it seems pretty straightforward to me why the aircraft in Johan Nurmi's January 2005 column...November 1, 2005
As operators seek better, more detailed training, manufacturers are aiming to field cost-effective tools to help them do that. IF MONEY WERE NO ISSUE IN HELICOPTER TRAINING, student pilots would be thoroughly trained in full-motion simulators. They would be run through every possible flight scenario before being sent off to a real aircraft. But money is an issue, a big one. With top-end full-motion...November 1, 2005
CIVIL European Helo Group Names New Chief The European Helicopter Assn. new chairman is focused on strengthening relationships among operators in the group's 15 member nations and developing a collective voice on regulatory matters affecting rotorcraft. Vittorio Morassi, president and managing director of Helicopters Italia Srl of Trento, Italy and head of several other Italian helicopter endeavors, spoke...October 1, 2005
Vendors offer EMS operators an array of new tools to help crews work better aloft in the cockpit as well as the cabin. With their customers searching for ways to operate safer and more efficiently, EMS vendors are pushing the development and fielding of products and services that can help operators meet those goals. But those vendors find themselves stymied in offering solutions to customers by a...October 1, 2005
The U.S. Army is assessing a new system designed to enhance situational awareness for CH-47D and UH-60A/L crews during brownout and other degraded visual conditions. Several articles and letters have been written over the past months describing brownout and discussing methods to overcome this significant threat to helicopters. For instance, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Steve Colby challenged industry "to...October 1, 2005
University of Maryland researchers are among many teams exploring low Reynolds number rotors and other aerodynamics needed to make very small rotorcraft a practical reality. For six years, a small group of researchers and doctoral students at the University of Maryland have been plumbing the depths of just how low rotorcraft can go. The researchers and students at the school's Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft...October 1, 2005
Unprecedented Helicopter Force Takes Field in Katrina's Wake Hurricane Katrina destroyed, and helicopters by the score swept in behind her to save and bring succor. In the wake of that devastating Aug. 29 maelstrom and the flooding that followed it, helicopter owners and operators of every size and stripe flew to the grief-stricken regions of Louisiana and Mississippi to help in any way they could. Nearly...October 1, 2005
Helicopter EMS operators around the world face a host of challenges, including figuring out--in the U.S.--how to boost safety and economic survivability at the same time. Helicopter emergency medical service providers throughout the world are wrestling with the challenges of how to keep their operations safe and sufficiently funded. The sector's predicament has vendors of everything from aircraft and EMS...
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