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Monday, March 1, 2010
Rotocraft Report: Aero Dynamix Gains European STC
Services | Night Vision The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted a supplemental type... [read more]
February 1, 2010
Helicopter HUMS update 2K10
Way back some 35 years ago, with the ignorance of youth and a bank account unhindered by responsibility, I decided to learn to fly a helicopter. It wasn’t like I was planning on a career as a helicopter pilot, I just wanted to experience what it was...
February 1, 2010
Rotorcraft Report: Scott’s to Support Bell Model 47
Services | Product Support Bell is transferring the Model 47 type certificate to one of its customer service facilities—Scott’s Helicopter Services of Le Sueur, Minn. The transition means that...
February 1, 2010
Rotorcraft Report: HAI Award Recipients Include Agor, Peterson, Wahlberg
Public Service | Heli-Expo Awards Bob Peterson Helicopter Association International (HAI) has announced a slate of award winners for its annual Salute to Excellence program, which will recognize key contributors to the rotorcraft industry at a Feb. 22 banquet...
February 1, 2010
Program Insider: Army Ponders Kiowa Warrior Upgrade
The U.S. Army may put new engines and a new drive train on its workhorse OH-58 Kiowa Warrior armed scout helicopters to give them “increased power margins to meet the high and hot demands of 6,000 feet and 95 degrees Fahrenheit, which are some of the...
January 1, 2010
BAE Remote Guardians Join Osprey Fleet
Military | Mission Equipment The U.S. Marine Corps’ MV-22B Osprey finally has a gun that can lay down 360 degrees of suppressive fire, filling a gap in the tiltrotor troop transport’s capabilities that was criticized by some in 2007, when the...
January 1, 2010
Contracts
The Egyptian Air Force, with an assist from American taxpayers, is providing new work for two U.S. helicopter facilities under separate contracts. A foreign aid grant will pay for a $17.35-million contract awarded by the Naval Air Systems Command on November...
January 1, 2010
Executive Outlook
Aerospace Filtration Systems “Corporate Backbone & Global Footprint” Nothing has shown to be more true in the last year than a need for a strong corporate backbone and a global footprint to weather today’s economy. As we have all seen...
January 1, 2010
Turbomeca
Turbomeca is part of the Propulsion branch of the Safran group, a high-technology group. Turbomeca specializes in the design, production, sale and support of low- to medium-power gas turbines for helicopters. In the industry since 1938, Turbomeca is the...
January 1, 2010
Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce produces one of the broadest turboshaft and turboprop engine families available, with a power range of 300 shp to more than 7,000 shp. This broad product range powers more than 100 different aircraft models including helicopters, light fixed-wing...
January 1, 2010
Precision Aviation Group
Precision Heliparts (PHP) Precision Heliparts-Canada (PHP-C) Precision Avionics & Instruments (PAI) Precision Accessories & Instruments (PAI-C) Precision Aviation Group (PAG) is a leading provider of products and value-added services to the worldwide...
January 1, 2010
Aviation Instrument Services
In 1977, Aviation Instrument Services, Inc. (AIS) was founded with one goal in mind: to build a reputation of excellence in service. Just ask AIS’ customers and they’ll tell you that this company meets this goal—time and time again...
January 1, 2010
Sikorsky Global Helicopters/Keystone Helicopter
During the past 50 years, Keystone Helicopter has gained a reputation as an industry leader in quality rotorcraft services. Today, the company employs more than 900 people at one of the finest and fastest-growing facilities in the country. In late 2005...
January 1, 2010
BLR Aerospace
BLR Aerospace (BLR) designs, develops, manufactures and markets airframe aerodynamic enhancements for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. BLR’s 17-year history of aerodynamic innovation has produced nearly 60 FAA STC approvals for aftermarket aircraft...
January 1, 2010
How CCAD Tackled A Growing Workload
About a year ago, the Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) faced a dilemma. A steady flow of battle-damaged helicopters was coming in for refurbishment and overhaul from Iraq and Afghanistan, and the center was tasked to carry out two major Sikorsky H-60 upgrade...
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