All Helicopters articles – Page 85
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LIMA: Flying club enters LOI for three Jet Ranger Xs
Malaysia’s ESB Aero Club has signed a letter of intent to buy three Bell Helicopter Jet Ranger Xs.
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LIMA: Malaysian firm orders two H135s for EMS mission
LIMA: Malaysian firm orders two H135s for EMS mission
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NewsLIMA: Boeing, MD Helicopters spar for light attack requirement
Malaysia could be edging closer to the acquisition of a light attack helicopter, with MD Helicopters promoting the MD530G and Boeing the AH-6i.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters to work with KAI on LCH/LAH programme
Airbus Helicopters has been tapped as the foreign partner to help Korea Aerospace Industries develop a five-tonne rotorcraft under the country’s requirement for a Light Civil Helicopter (LCH) and Light Armed Helicopter (LAH).
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NewsDelivery nears for first UK-built AW189 SAR variant
AgustaWestland appears to be days away from delivering the first UK-assembled AW189 configured for search and rescue operations.
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Zagreb in line for donated OH-58D Kiowas
Croatia is expected to receive up to 16 Bell OH-58D Kiowas, with the helicopters being donated by USA.
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NewsUTC considers tax-free spinoff for Sikorsky
Sikorsky could become a standalone company after a tax-free spinoff under one option now being reviewed by parent company United Technologies (UTC), the company announced late on 11 March.
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US Army chief details aviation restructure savings
The US army's plan to eliminate 700 aircraft from its active aviation units, among other changes, will save more than $12 billion in the long run, chief of staff Gen Raymond Odierno told a Senate budgeting panel on 11 March.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Helicopter products set to star at LIMA
Big orders for passenger jets tend to dominate air shows. At Paris, Farnborough, Dubai and Singapore, helicopters – while present – tend to be overshadowed both on the static display and by the big orders.
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NewsVIDEO: Poor communication between pilots in Argentina helicopter crash?
Argentinian and French authorities investigating the 10 March mid-air helicopter collision that killed eight French nationals – including three star athletes – and both Argentine pilots will have the unusual advantage of video footage of the incident.
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OpinionOPINION: Can gadget-free H160 be a revolutionary success?
As the curtain dropped behind Airbus Helicopters’ beaming chief executive Guillaume Faury at the Heli-Expo show in Orlando, Florida, it revealed... well, what appears to be just another helicopter.
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Marenco tweaks rotor hub design on SH-09
Marenco Swiss Helicopter is making tweaks to the main rotor hub of the SH-09 light-single based on data from flight tests that began last October.
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NewsSikorsky plans vibration-free helicopter demo
Sikorsky plans to complete development of a hub-mounted vibration suppressor (HMVS) for helicopters with a follow-up demonstration later this year, says a top engineering executive.
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NewsService agreement key to Bristow's increased H175 order
Offshore operator Bristow Group has more than trebled its commitment to the Airbus Helicopters H175, becoming the largest customer for the new super-medium rotorcraft with a total order of 17 units.
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NewsSikorsky considers shuttering, selling light helicopter lines
Sikorsky has canceled production of the S434 light single helicopter and divesting two other light helicopter production lines is under consideration, company officials say.
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Germany finalises order for 18 naval NH90s
Germany has finally confirmed a deal that will see it order 18 new NH Industries NH90 NFH helicopters for its navy, at the same time trimming commitments for the troop transport variant and Airbus Helicopters Tiger attack rotorcraft.
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NewsAgustaWestland responds to H160 with heavier AW139
AgustaWestland has launched a beefed-up version of its AW139 twin-engined helicopter, upping the maximum take-off weight to 7t from the present optional upper limit of 6.8t.
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NewsStart-up proposes radical approach to high-speed VTOL
As a new era of high-speed rotorcraft unfolds, a California-based aviation start-up unveiled yet a new approach to solving the puzzle of vertical flight: a combination tilt-wing and joined-wing with propulsive pitch control.
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NewsComposite Helicopters to revive KC630 flight tests after crash
Flight tests of the KC630 light-single should resume by the end of the year after New Zealand-based Composite Helicopters integrates design changes adopted following a non-fatal crash of a prototype in November.
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Opinion
OPINION: UK SAR transition leaves no room for error
Privatising public services is not a new concept, but selling off a nation’s coastal and inland helicopter search and rescue operation is a bold move.