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Sunday, June 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Contracts
San Francisco-based URS Corp will train helicopter pilots for the U.S. Army and the Air Force under a five-year contract that could be worth up to $240 million. URS won the contract through its EG&G division, which has been training helicopter pilots for the military since 1989. Training takes place at... [read more]
June 1, 2008
From the Field: Frasca Delivers Bell 206 FTDs to Iraq
Frasca International has delivered two flight training devices (FTDs) for the Bell Helicopter Model 206B for the U.S. Air Force to use in training Iraqi air force pilots. These FTDs delivered to Kirkuk Air Base, about 145 nm (270 km) north of Baghdad, are...
April 17, 2008
Report: U.S. Readies Chinooks for Canada
The U.S. military is readying older Boeing Chinooks for the transfer to Canada to provide helicopter support for its deployment of troops to Afghanistan later this year, according to The Ottawa Citizen. Citing private conversations...
April 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Schweizer Unveils S-434, Names New President
PRODUCTS | AIRFRAMES Attendees at Heli-Expo in Houston gathered at the Sikorsky Aircraft display area for the unveiling of the first new helicopter design since the company’s 2004 acquisition of Schweizer Aircraft. The helicopter – or more...
March 1, 2008
Middle East Markets: Inroads in the Middle East
The balance of the Middle East helicopter market is gradually shifting, as Russian manufacturers and Sikorsky Aircraft make significant gains in the military arena while AgustaWestland and Eurocopter get most of their new business on the fast-expanding civil...
March 1, 2008
Heli-Expo Show Day: Schweizer Taking 434 Orders
SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT IS OFFERING delivery positions for its newest helicopter model, the 434, and briefing Heli-Expo attendees on its plans for certification of the four-bladed, turbine-powered aircraft. In addition, the Sikorsky Aircraft (Booth 2040)...
February 5, 2008
OH-58D Flight Simulator is "Flying"
The U.S. Army's Flight School XXI now has its first OH-58D flight simulator. The lead contractor on Flight School XXI...
November 1, 2007
Training: Higher Education
ALL NEW U.S. ARMY AVIATORS NOW GRADUATE from the Flight School XXI (FSXXI) curriculum at Fort Rucker, Ala. The modernized schoolhouse has nearly all its required simulators, TH-67 primary training helicopters, and go-to-war aircraft. Compared to past training...
November 1, 2007
From the Factories: Bell Teams Up with Amarillo College
Bell Helicopter and Amarillo College in Amarillo, Texas are teaming up to build the skills of the manufacturer’s workforce at its Amarillo plant, which produces Bell/Boeing V-22s for the U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force and H-1s for the Marines. Amarillo...
September 1, 2007
Helicopter Training: From the Factories
Malaysian School Adds To EC120 Trainer Fleet Malaysia’s Integrated Training & Services Sdn Bhd ordered two EC120Bs from Eurocopter at the Paris Air Show in June. One of the leading helicopter training programs in Malaysia and the Southeast Asian...
August 28, 2007
R&W EXCLUSIVE: New Schweizer Model? The 434
Schweizer Aircraft’s newest helicopter will be the turbine-powered Model 434, sources familiar with the program tell Rotor & Wing. The Sikorsky Aircraft subsidiary is pursuing accelerated development of the...
August 24, 2007
Frasca to Supply FTDs for Iraqi Pilot Training
Frasca International will supply Bell Helicopter 206 and UH-1 flight training devices to help the U.S. Army train Iraqi air force pilots. Under a foreign military sales contract with...
August 1, 2007
On This Month’s Cover
TRADITIONALLY, WE TELL YOU WHAT we’ve placed on the monthly issue’s cover in a sentence or two on our Table of Contents page. That would have been a challenge this month, since our cover is made up of a selection of 49 covers that have appeared on...
July 13, 2007
Australian Pilots Help Fill U.S. Coast Guard Pilot Shortage
Helicopter pilots from the Royal Australian Navy have started training with the U.S. Coast Guard to help fill a shortage of pilots. Two...
June 1, 2007
Rotorcraft Report: Pentagon, Companies Focus on Finding Brownout Solutions
MILITARY Sikorsky Aircraft has won a $16.6-million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to help solve one of the military’s more pressing problems in fighting desert wars: landing helicopters and taking off safely when blinding...
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