All Helicopters articles – Page 215
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Helibus nears first flight
Sikorsky has completed initial main transmission and drive train testing of the S-92 Helibus ground test vehicle, clearing the way for the inaugural first flight of the new medium-size helicopter by the end of December and an anticipated production decision in 1999. The manufacturer has completed around 200h of ...
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Schweizer confirms bidding for Boeing civil helicopters
Schweizer Aircraft has confirmed its interest in Boeing's MD500 and MD600 helicopter lines and says it has submitted an offer. The Elmira, New York-based manufacturer is competing with at least two other companies, including rivals Enstrom, and Belgian Boeing helicopter distributor Heli Fly, which has bid for the entire ...
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Antonov signs An-140 production deal with Iran
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW Antonov has confirmed that it has signed a contract with the Iranian Government for the construction of 80 An-140 new generation turboprops. The aircraft, which are specified to be passenger-only versions, will be assembled from parts supplied by the Ukrainian company to the Shakir factory in ...
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Samsung takes first step towards Beijing SB427 order
Beijing Capital General Aviation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korea's Samsung Aerospace for three Samsung Bell SB427 helicopters.The MoU was signed just before the show started and a contract is expected soon. The helicopters, which are to be delivered next year, will be used for ...
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Bell displays
Rogerson Kratos' NeoAV integrated instrument display system (IIDS) has been selected as standard fit by Bell Helicopter Textron for its new, light twin Model 427 helicopter. The company also plans to offer the NeoAV EFIS(electronic flight instrument system) as an option on the 427. First deliveries of the helicopter are ...
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Bond contract
Bond Helicopters has won a £35 million (54 million), three-year contract with British Petroleum. The Aberdeen, Scotland-based firm will transport North Sea oil rig personnel using two Eurocopter AS332L Mark 2 Super Puma helicopters. Source: Flight International
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Production growth puts Turbomeca on course for profit
Turbomeca hopes to report a net profit this year on the back of a possible 20% growth in production for 1998. The French turbine engine manufacturer reached break-even last year after four years of losses and is on course to improve its financial position still further this year. Deliveries ...
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Kaman/AlliedSignal complete K-MAX fuel tests
Kaman and AlliedSignal have completed initial fuel pressure tests on the K-MAX fleet and have found no more fuel-pump driveshaft spline failures. Investigation of the fatal crash of a K-MAX in Germany in early September revealed that both the primary and secondary pump splines had failed in the T5317A-1 turboshaft ...
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Bell/Agusta tie-up made official
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Bell Helicopter Textron and Agusta have signed the agreement creating the Bell/Agusta Aerospace joint venture to be responsible for development and marketing of the BA609 civil tiltrotor and the AB319 medium twin-turbine helicopter. Bell is the majority shareholder. The agreement cements a relationship which began ...
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HUMS acquisitions
Smiths Industries has acquired health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS) producer Stewart Hughes for £8.3 million ($13.8 million). The company is already a leading player in the aerospace diagnostic systems field and is buying its UK-based rival, particularly for its expertise in rotor track and balance vibration monitoring sensors. Hughes ...
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Eurocopter seeks partner for tiltrotor
Julian Moxon/PARIS Eurocopter is seeking to develop a 15/20-seat civil tilt-rotor and says that it is now looking for European partners to invest in the project. The Franco/German company says that while the eight/nine-seat Bell BA609 civil tiltrotor "presents no direct competition in the short term", there is a need ...
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Eurocopter achieves sales boom in US market
Off-shore operator Tex-Air Helicopters has purchased 11 Eurocopter helicopters for use in the Gulf of Mexico. The Houston, Texas-based company will take delivery of six AS350s by year-end, and seven EC120s will arrive next April. The aircraft will be used on contracts for Amoco and other oil companies. The ...
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Samsung wins first order for licence-built Bell 427 helicopter
Seoul-based helicopter operator Heli Korea has placed the first firm order with Samsung for the Samsung-Bell SB427 eight-seat utility helicopter. Apart from this order for three aircraft, Samsung says that it has letters of intent (LoIs) covering 25 further potential sales, including five in China. Among possible Chinese customers ...
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Borgman for Sikorsky
Ex-McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems boss Dean Borgman has been appointed president and chief operating officer of Sikorsky Aircraft. Borgman will report to Eugene Buckley, Sikorsky's chairman and chief executive, who is to retire next year. Borgman retired in June from Boeing, where he was senior vice-president responsible for the company's ...
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New players open up jet ownership to untapped market
The US fractional ownership industry has added three new players to the line-up, each with the aim of filling a niche within this highly lucrative market. HeliFlight Shares of Fort Worth, Dallas, is the first US-based helicopter programme. The company has ordered two Bell 430 twin turbine helicopters which ...
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Bell fits NeoAV
Bell is to fit Rogerson Kratos' NeoAV flat-turbine integrated instrument display system as standard in its Model 427 light twin-turbine helicopter, deliveries of which are scheduled to begin in January. A NeoAV flat-panel electronic flight instrument system is available optionally. Source: Flight International
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Sikorsky picks Enovia
Sikorsky has selected IBM/ Dassault Systems' Enovia Product Manager as its company-wide system for bill-of-material and document management, using CATIA design tools. The first programme to use Enovia is the S-92 Helibus helicopter. Source: Flight International
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'Growing demand' for Colibri prompts production increase
Julian Moxon/PARIS Eurocopter is to step up production of its EC120 Colibri light helicopter from four to six aircraft a month by late December, reflecting a "growing worldwide demand" for the five-seat machine. The smallest and most recent helicopter in the Eurocopter range, the Colibri has won more than 100 ...
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Oriental opening
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE The concept of business aviation in Asia has been for many years a bit of a misnomer. A combination of infrastructural shortcomings, official hostility and user ignorance conspired to constrain severely the development of the executive aircraft market. Despite recent economic difficulties, there are encouraging indications that this ...
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IPTN wants overseas help for ailing N-250 turboprop project
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Indonesia's IPTN is approaching international aerospace manufacturers and banks simultaneously, seeking backing for the N-250 as government funding for the turboprop programme begins to dry up. The company has been forced to scrap plans to produce a fourth N-250 prototype, while assembly of the third (PA3) ...