All Helicopters articles – Page 123

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    Sikorsky expects 265kt from X2

    2010-09-17T12:00:00Z

    Sikorsky engineers say the company's self-funded X2 advanced technology helicopter could reach 265kt (490km/h) or more in the next few months after a central sail fairing is installed on the rotor mast.

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    Russian Helicopters completes 40 Mi-171 deliveries to UTair

    2010-09-17T07:00:00Z

    Russian Helicopters has completed delivery of 40 Mil Mi-171s from its Ulan-Ude Aviation plant to commercial operator UTair, three years after the order was placed by its fellow Russian company.

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    Sikorsky X2 hits 250kt goal

    2010-09-15T21:12:00Z

    Sikorsky has achieved its ultimate goal of flying the X2 hybrid helicopter demonstrator at 250kt in level flight. Though not an official record, the...

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    Business Aviation - In Brief

    2010-09-09T12:00:00Z

    ExecuJet Europe has opened a newly refurbished customer lounge at its Zurich fixed-base operation that provides direct access to the private ramp

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    AVWest swells charter fleet as demand soars

    2010-09-08T03:00:00Z

    Australian charter services and fixed-base operator AVWest is planning to add a further two to four aircraft to its fleet in the medium term beyond the four recently ordered Bombardier Global Express XRS.

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    Finnish border guard takes first AW119Ke

    2010-09-06T11:00:00Z

    AgustaWestland has delivered the first of four AW119Ke helicopters to the Finnish border guard.

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    AW139 wins icing approval

    2010-09-01T15:00:00Z

    AgustaWestland's AW139 medium twin-engined helicopter has become the first aircraft in its category to be certificated to fly in known icing conditions following...

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    Business Aviation in brief

    2010-09-01T12:17:00Z

    BAE Systems has won an exclusive mandate from aviation management group SETE Aviation of Switzerland to remarket a Boeing 767-300ER widebody previously in service with Swiss operator Privatair

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    Boeing silent on specific 787 profit predictions

    2010-08-31T22:50:43Z

    A top Boeing executive today told market analysts the company needs at least three more years to predict future profit margins on the 787 programme.

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    TAM's executive aviation division to revert to Amaro ownership after LAN merger

    2010-08-26T13:30:00Z

    Brazil's TAM Aviação Executiva, one of South America's largest business aircraft companies, is to revert to Amaro family ownership.

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    Brazilian offshore helicopter services faces pilot shortage

    2010-08-25T13:00:00Z

    Brazil's offshore oil industry is expected over the next five years to draw 60-70 new helicopters into a fleet that now stands at about 120 aircraft, but operators are starting to feel the effects of a severe pilot shortage that is already curtailing services.

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    VIDEO: AUVSI - Draganfly reveals X8 octo-rotor UAV

    2010-08-25T01:40:00Z

    The AUVSI exhibit hall yesterday witnessed the public debut of the octo-rotor X8, the latest in a series of lightweight unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by Saskatchewan, Canada-based Draganfly Innovations.

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    Selex Galileo Gabbiano radar proves operational capabilities

    2010-08-24T13:30:00Z

    Selex Galileo has completed a new set of flight trials of the T20 30W version of its Gabbiano X-band sea and littoral surveillance radars with mechanical scanning antenna.

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    Business aviation in brief

    2010-08-13T11:48:00Z

    PIAGGIO STRATEGY Piaggio is stepping up its sales effort for its P180 Avanti II special missions aircraft as economic conditions continue to squeeze...

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    Business aviation in brief

    2010-08-12T12:30:00Z

    Embraer says the first phase of its 7,430m2 (80,000ft2) Phenom production facility in Melbourne Florida is set for completion this year

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    Main rotor blade failure caused R44 crash

    2010-08-11T17:23:00Z

    The fatal crash of a Robinson R44 helicopter (4X-BDM) in Israel in November 2009 was the result of the failure of one of the main rotor blades, according to the report of the Israeli air accident investigator.

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    Figeac’s structured growth

    2010-08-03T10:00:00Z

    Independently owned French manufacturer has never been afraid to acquire and invest

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    TAM and PHI negotiate offshore joint venture

    2010-08-02T12:00:00Z

    Brazil's TAM Empreendimentos e Participações is negotiating with Petroleum Helicopters the final details of a joint venture helicopter enterprise dedicated...

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    Eurocopter and Kawasaki extend EC145 partnership

    2010-08-02T11:00:00Z

    Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Eurocopter have extended their 33-year co-operation agreement on the EC145 - designated the BK117 C-2 in Japan - by a further 15 years.

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    OSHKOSH: VIDEO - The stars of the show

    2010-07-29T13:30:00Z

    Each day AirVenture, one of the world’s greatest aviation celebration, ends with flying displays by manufacturers, performance teams and aerobatic pilots.