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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Industry Leaders to Meet on Crash Response
Industry leaders plan to meet in Montreal July 8 to discuss the ramifications of this week's midair collision of air ambulances in Arizona and other accidents. One area of concern is to how to inject into television and newspaper coverage the message that the industry has mounted... [read more]
July 1, 2008
Program Insider: Program Focus
Sky Warrior Heads to Combat The U.S. Army is accelerating production of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1 Sky Warrior to field provisional units of the unmanned aerial system (UAS) in Iraq and Afghanistan. The initiative is aimed at addressing an...
June 25, 2008
Turkey, AW Finalize Attack Helo Contract
AgustaWestland finalized the $3 billion contract to provide than 50 aircraft based on its A129 Mangusta in a ceremony...
June 23, 2008
N.Y. Times Shocker: U.S. Army Flies UAVs
The New York Times stunned the worlds of military aviation and Washington yesterday. Its scoop? That the U.S. Army, frustrated with lack of unmanned aircraft combat support from the U.S. Air Force, has launched its...
June 19, 2008
More Helicopter Parts Missing in the Mideast
A few weeks ago, Taliban fighters in the tribal areas of Pakistan seized parts of American Chinooks, Black Hawks and Cobras. The Taliban filmed all the stolen parts to show...
June 5, 2008
Where's the $ Going? Watch Robinson Payments
Looking for a leading indicator of whether the U.S. dollar is rebounding in value against other international currencies? Top U.S. economic officials have in recent weeks been signaling that the "greenback" has depreciated enough. They long...
June 4, 2008
Eight U.K. Chinooks on Tarmac While War Rages
According to the U.K.’s National Audit Office, the Ministry of Defence mishandled the purchase of eight Chinook helicopters from Boeing and took delivery even though the avionics software was...
June 3, 2008
Nominate Your Helicopter Heroes
Nominations are open for Rotor & Wing’s Helicopter Heroism Award. For more than 40 years, the award has honored crews who tested the limits of their skill and courage and the performance of their...
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...
June 1, 2008
Blades and Composites: Staying Sharp
Manufacturers are honing rotor blade and structural performance with improved designs and more composites, and repair shops are keeping pace. Think hard. Is there any part of a helicopter that’s more important than the rotor blades? Even if the fuel is...
May 27, 2008
EU Will Pool Helos for International Ops
European Union countries have agreed to pool their helicopter capabilities to support international operations. EU defense ministers meeting May 26 charged the European Defence Agency with coordinating the initiative...
May 20, 2008
Sikorsky Pitches CH-53K to Turkey
Sikorsky is vying with Boeing to sell heavy-lift helicopters to Turkey, according to the newspaper Today’s Zaman...
May 13, 2008
This Old Soldier Isn't Fading Away
Will the OH-5D Kiowa Warrior ever leave the battlefield? The U.S. Army has been attempting to retire that combat-proven but war-weary Bell Helicopter fighter for years, most recently through the planned procurement of Bell's...
May 9, 2008
Silver State Fleet “Boneyard”
Silver State Helicopters’ fleet of more than 200 aircraft has been collected and assembled in Texas, where new owners are picking through the lot. Sky Helicopters in Garland, Texas...
May 5, 2008
V-22 One-Engine Landing: Check
Check off an engine-out landing as a demonstrated capability of an operational and fielded V-22. During the recent deployment of the U.S. Marine Corps' Marine Medium Tilt-Rotor Sqdn 263 (VMM-263) to...
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