All Helicopters articles – Page 31
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Airbus Helicopters to test back-up battery power system
Airbus Helicopters plans to fly in 2020 a light-single testbed fitted with a battery-driven electric back-up system to provide emergency power in the event of main engine failure.
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Bell touts advantages of 407GXi for US Navy trainer bid
Bell remains on course to secure US Federal Aviation Administration certification for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations on its 407GXi light-single ahead of a US Navy deadline in August.
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Bell may shun conventional helicopter for clean-sheet design
Bell's next-clean sheet development is unlikely to be a conventional helicopter, according to chief executive Mitch Snyder, who instead sees greater benefit in tiltrotor and urban air mobility (UAM) designs.
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Subaru Bell 412EPX gets launch customer
Subaru and Bell Helicopter have clinched their first customer for the Subaru Bell 412EPX helicopter, with the Japan National Police Agency placing an order for one rotorcraft.
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PARIS: DGA pushes ahead with Guepard helicopter definition
France's DGA procurement agency is working through the definition process for the new H160M Guepard helicopters it is acquiring for all three branches of the country's armed forces under the HIL programme.
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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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PARIS: Additional nations poised to try CH-53K, Sikorsky says
Sikorsky has been cleared to host demonstration flights of its CH-35K heavylift helicopter for additional nations, as the company eyes sales prospects beyond its long-held interest in re-equipping the air forces of Germany and Israel.
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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: 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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NewsUber tests helicopter ride sharing in New York
Uber Copter will offer helicopter rides in New York City through its application on 9 July as a fatal helicopter crash in that city raises safety concerns.
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Sikorsky awarded $542m to build six ‘Marine One’ helicopters
Sikorsky was awarded a $542 million contract from the US Navy (USN) to build six production VH-92A Presidential Helicopters, an aircraft which will be known by the call sign “Marine One” when the president of the USA flies aboard.
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Optionally piloted Sikorsky UH-60A makes first manned flight
A Sikorsky UH-60A that was retrofitted with fly-by-wire controls and an autonomous flight control kit made its first manned flight on 29 May in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Jordan military tries to sell off ‘knock-off’ Chinese drones
The Royal Jordanian Army and Air Force (RJAF) are attempting to sell more than two dozen aircraft, including six recently delivered Rainbow CH-4B unmanned air vehicles (UAV), built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
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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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GAO denies ATEC protest on UH-60 and AH-64 engine replacements
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied Advanced Turbine Engine Company’s (ATEC) protest of the US Army decision to select GE Aviation's T901-GE-900 for its Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP).
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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.