Eurocopter is forecasting a demand for more than 1,000 helicopters in
In the shorter term, EADS’s roorcraft division sees a requirement for 300 helicopters before 2015 – with a boost coming as early as 2008 when
“Eurocopter’s current success in the civil and parapublic sector in
“The Olympic Games plus the World Expo in
The Franco-German-Spanish helicopter company is well positioned to meet
Source: Flight Daily News
Airbus Helicopters has hit the latest speed goal for its Racer demonstrator, with the compound rotorcraft achieving 240kt (444km/h) in level flight earlier in the spring.
It’s been nearly 50 years since the Hughes YAH-64 prototype lifted off for the first time in September 1975 and Boeing is now looking at how to keep the iconic attack helicopter flying for another half-century.
The pioneering rotorcraft manufacturer is looking to new product lines ahead of a looming decline in sales for the marquee UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopter, as the US Army considers what is expected to be its final multi-year contract for the venerable type.
