All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 141
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Denmark receives first three MH-60R Seahawks
Denmark has received the first three of an eventual nine Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk anti-submarine warfare helicopters to replace its fleet of ageing Westland Lynx 90s.
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EASA grounds H225 fleet due to gearbox concerns
European safety regulators have grounded the region’s fleets of Airbus Helicopters H225 and AS332 L2 rotorcraft after evidence emerged of a potentially catastrophic gearbox fault afflicting both types.
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H225 crash investigators focus on three possible causes
Investigators probing the 29 April fatal crash of an Airbus Helicopters H225 on Norway’s west coast have narrowed their focus to three possible causes for the main rotor separation that doomed the rotorcraft.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters to reveal X3 successor plan
Airbus Helicopters will reveal at next week’s ILA Berlin air show its initial concept for a 220kt (410km/h)-cruise helicopter developed under the EU-backed Clean Sky 2 effort.
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Pakistan orders AW139s for search and rescue
Pakistan has ordered an undisclosed number of AgustaWestland AW139 intermediate twin-engined helicopters configured for search and rescue missions.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters wins UK rotary MFTS deal
Airbus Helicopters has won the UK Ministry of Defence’s rotary-wing training contract under the Military Flying Training System (MFTS) framework, defeating a rival bid from Cobham using AgustaWestland rotorcraft.
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NewsBell to move 505 production to Mirabel
Bell Helicopter is undertaking a major reshuffle of its production facilities, with the biggest shift coming at its Lafayette, Louisiana site, which loses the final assembly of the 505 Jet Ranger X it was built for.
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HeliOffshore chief insists rotorcraft operations are becoming safer
Global safety body HeliOffshore insists it is making progress towards its goal of making helicopter operations less dangerous, despite its annual general meeting having been overshadowed by the recent fatal crash in Norway.
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EBACE: Honeywell is keeping one step ahead
Speak to certain executives at the aerospace division of Honeywell and there is one word that dominates conversation: connectivity.
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'No fatigue failure' found so far in Norway H225 crash
Investigators probing the fatal 29 April crash of an Airbus Helicopters H225 on the Norwegian coastline are continuing to dismiss pilot actions as a likely cause and also say they have so far found no evidence of "fatigue failure".
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LHTEC aims for Turkish assembly of CTS800 engine
Helicopter engines joint venture LHTEC is negotiating with Turkish industry as it attempts to localise production of its CTS800 engine to support the nation’s developmental light utility helicopter programme.
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Honeywell works to silence objections to civil supersonic flight
Honeywell has embarked on the second phase of a NASA-funded initiative which could help to remove some of the legislative barriers preventing overland supersonic flight.
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Honeywell eyes CMC materials for helicopter engines
Honeywell is investigating the potential of using ceramic matrix composites (CMC) in its military helicopter engines, as it looks to follow the lead of GE Aviation, which pioneered use of the material.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters works to mature Australia's MRH90 fleet
Despite well documented problems, Airbus Helicopters claims Australia’s MRH90 rotorcraft programme is beginning to emerge from its troubled beginnings and is showing increasing signs of maturity.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters confident on Tiger’s Australian future
Airbus Helicopters maintains it is addressing a number of persistent criticisms levelled at the Tiger attack rotorcraft by its Australian customer, despite the likely early retirement of the platform from the nation’s inventory.
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NewsSearch continues for missing parts from Norway helicopter crash
Norway’s SHT air accident investigation board is to resume its search for missing components from the Airbus Helicopters H225 which crashed near Bergen on 29 April.
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NewsGround runs begin for third AW609 prototype as certification slides
AgustaWestland has made major steps towards getting the AW609 civil tiltrotor programme back in the air with the resumption of tests using the initial prototype and the start of ground runs of the third flight-test article.
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NewsCHC seeks Chapter 11 protection
Embattled operator CHC Helicopter, already reeling after one of its aircraft was involved in a fatal accident on 29 April, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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First flight for Ka-62 medium twin
Russian Helicopters has finally flown its new medium-class Kamov Ka-62, with the first prototype of the twin Turbomeca Ardiden 3G-powered rotorcraft taking to the skies on 28 April.
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EASA mandates H225 gearbox checks following fatal Norway crash
European regulators have mandated a number of “precautionary” checks covering the main gearbox of the Airbus Helicopters H225 rotorcraft in the wake of the 29 April fatal crash in Norway.