All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 115
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PARIS: Helicopter pair team for 'cleaner' flight research
Two of the helicopter industry's biggest players are teaming up to explore the future of "cleaner, quieter and more efficient vertical flight".
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NewsPARIS: Safran secures Arrano engine approval
Safran Helicopter Engines has secured European approval for the Arrano 1A turboshaft which will power the Airbus Helicopters H160 medium-twin.
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NewsPARIS: Bell stays silent on 525 certification timeline
Bell continues to work through the final stages of certification testing on its 525 Relentless super-medium-twin but has declined to provide a timeline for a milestone previously scheduled for this year.
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NewsPARIS: Viking Air wins launch order for CL-515 water bomber
Viking Air has secured a launch order for its new-generation CL-515 water bomber from Indonesia, with a seven-unit deal that also includes a single modernised CL-415EAF.
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PARIS: Leonardo nets extra five-unit AW139 order
Leonardo has received an order for five additional AW139 intermediate twin-engined helicopters from Italy's Vigili del Fuoco fire corps.
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NewsPARIS: Safran runs Tech TP demonstrator for first time
Safran Helicopter Engines has performed the first ground run of its Tech TP turboprop powerplant, a technological demonstrator based on its Ardiden 3 turboshaft.
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PARIS: Embraer and Elta team on P600 AEW aircraft
Embraer and Israel's Elta Systems have launched at Paris the P600 AEW, an airborne early warning variant of the Brazilian manufacturer's Praetor 600 super-midsize business jet.
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PARIS: Leonardo on target with M-345 trainer
Leonardo arrives at Paris with the first production example of the M-345 trainer, buoyed by a recent order from Italy on the eve of the show for an additional 13 aircraft.
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NewsPARIS: Collins Aerospace unveils retrofit fly-by-wire kit
Collins Aerospace has launched a retrofit flight-control system that can offer fly-by-wire performance to a range of rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft.
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PARIS: CH-53K only solution for Germany, says Sikorsky
Sikorsky arrives at Paris with a simple message: if you want a 21st century heavy-lift helicopter, then the only solution is the CH-53K King Stallion.
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PARIS: Sikorsky defiant on SB-1 timeline
Sikorsky hopes that it can re-invigorate the test programme for the SB-1 Defiant high-speed helicopter it is developing in partnership with Boeing, after a delayed maiden sortie and sluggish start to flight evaluations.
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PARIS: Rolls-Royce employs 'snakes on a plane' for engine repair
Engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is increasingly turning to robotics to effect repairs on parts of an engine that are otherwise inaccessible without tearing it down.
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Daher snaps up US firm Quest Aircraft
Daher, the manufacturer of the TBM line of high-speed turboprops, is to acquire USA-based Quest Aircraft, which makes the Kodiak 100 short take-off and landing aircraft.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Rolls-Royce prepares for future with UltraFan and electric power
Rolls-Royce arrives at this year's Paris air show with the immediate focus on ramping up production of in-service engines and curing the disruption still being felt by operators of Boeing 787s powered by the Trent 1000. Development activities are continuing in the background, of course, but are at a relatively ...
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Italy orders 13 additional M-345 trainers
Italy has signed for 13 more Leonardo M-345s aircraft in a deal worth €300 million ($333 million), bring to 18 the number of the new trainers ordered by Rome.
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Bell gains high-altitude approval for 505
Bell has received certification permitting high-altitude operations of its 505 Jet Ranger X light-single, following a series of demonstration flights earlier this year.
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Blade-wear issues confined to Trent 1000: Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce is "confident" that issues with premature blade deterioration on the Trent 1000 are confined to that engine and will not be replicated on any of its other powerplants.
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Boeing and Sikorsky confirm bids for German CH-53G replacement
Germany’s effort to replace its ageing heavy transport helicopter fleet is gathering pace, with both Boeing and Sikorsky formally confirming their interest in the requirement.
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France accelerates H160M helicopter acquisition
France has advanced by 12 months the launch of its tri-service helicoptere interarmees leger (HIL) programme, enabling first delivery of the Airbus Helicopters H160M in 2026.
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