Aerospace Helicopters – Page 46
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Certification imminent for H135 Helionix upgrade
Certification of the new Helionix digital avionics suite for the Airbus Helicopters H135 is imminent, with European Aviation Safety Agency approval due no later than November.
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Marenco nears high-speed tests of SH09
Marenco Swisshelicopter aims to begin in the coming weeks a series of flight tests to confirm the never exceed speed (Vne) of its SKYe SH09 light single.
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Collins pushes Helisure cockpit upgrade
Rockwell Collins is looking for a launch customer for its Helisure retrofit digital cockpit with four different helicopter types up for consideration.
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NewsAgustaWestland ramps up AW169 output as teething troubles fade
Leonardo’s helicopter division believes it has managed to overcome teething troubles on the AgustaWestland AW169 and is now ramping up production of the medium twin.
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Airbus Helicopters works to simplify H135 production
Despite successful tests of a number of fuel-saving and noise-reducing features aboard its EC135-derived Bluecopter demonstrator, Airbus Helicopters is unlikely to transfer any of the technologies to the current iteration of its best-selling light single. Instead, the manufacturer is looking to simplify production as a means of keeping costs down ...
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NewsRoyal Navy embarks on Unmanned Warrior exercise
The UK Royal Navy kicked off its first exercise dedicated to the introduction of unmanned systems on 10 October, in a demonstration of the service’s commitment to the introduction of the technology into future operations.
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Honeywell paints bleak outlook for business jet sales
Honeywell executives have painted bleak outlook for business jet sales and aftermarket services for at least the next 15 months.
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EASA lifts flight ban on Super Puma helicopters
European safety regulators have lifted the grounding order on Airbus Helicopters Super Puma rotorcraft imposed in the wake of a fatal crash earlier this year, but separate flight bans in the UK and Norway remain in force.
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US Army funds demonstration of variable-speed turbine engine
A Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney joint venture will demonstrate a variable-speed turbine engine for the US Army.
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GE begins testing FATE engine for large helicopters
GE Aviation has started testing the first full version of a large turboshaft engine in development by the US Army as a potential option to power a new generation of high-speed rotorcraft.
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NewsSikorsky delivers SAR-roled S-92 for Arctic operations
Sikorsky has delivered the first search and rescue-configured S-92 helicopter to North Slope Borough in Alaska.
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Korea’s Surion beset by icing issue amid gearbox grounding
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is dealing with an icing issue with the KUH-1 Surion helicopter, which is severe enough to stop deliveries of the rotorcraft.
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Bell closes on 505 Jet Ranger X certification
US airframer Bell Helicopter is maintaining a year-end target for certification and first delivery of its new 505 Jet Ranger X light single.
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Bell highlights new Mecaer VVIP interior for 525
Bell Helicopter has taken the wraps off a new VVIP interior for its developmental 525 Relentless for as second time, after an earlier launch was overshadowed by a fatal crash of a flight-test prototype.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters hands over first Mexican Panther MBe
Airbus Helicopters has handed over the first AS565 Panther MBe to the Mexican navy, with the aircraft to be delivered to a base near the Gulf of Mexico for training in the next two weeks.
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NewsSchiebel and Diehl extend teaming agreement for German Camcopter bid
Diehl Defence and Schiebel have renewed an agreement to continue bidding the latter's Camcopter rotary-wing unmanned air vehicle to the German navy.
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NewsBoeing, Korean Air join up for unmanned MD500 gunship
Boeing and Korean Air have signed a memorandum of agreement to jointly develop the MD Helicopters MD500 into an unmanned asset.
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Air force requirement could narrow down Huey competition
The head of US Air Force Global Strike Commander is calling for the service’s next UH-1N Huey helicopter to fly faster, farther and with more personnel, but those requirements could narrow the field of eligible helicopters for what was once a competitive acquisition strategy.
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United Engine promises performance boost for Mi-26
Russia’s United Engine is gearing up to develop a new engine for the Mil Mi-26 helicopter that it believes will lift the performance of the already enormous 56t maximum take-off weight rotorcraft.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters finalises H175 upgrades
Airbus Helicopters appears to be on track to introduce a number of upgrades for its super-medium-class H175, including an increase to its maximum take-off weight.