All Helicopters articles – Page 224
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Engine certificated
Pratt & Whitney Canada has received type certiÌcation from Transport Canada for its PT6B-37 turboshaft, which will power the Agusta A119 helicopter. Source: Flight International
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Master of the Loads
Graham Warwick/Washington DC Kathmandu is a long way from Albany, Georgia, but the power of the Internet has brought Ayres' Loadmaster to the attention of an operator in the Nepal capital, and others in places as far afield as Papua New Guinea and South Africa. Enquiries ...
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Eurocopter leads rush into Russian helicopter market
Andrzej Jeziorski/MOSCOW Eurocopter has signed a further contract with the Russian emergencies ministry EMERCOM for one twin-turboshaft BK117, while USrival Bell is examining possible co-operative agreements to break into the Russian market. The Franco-German company already has a toe-hold in Russia with EMERCOM's current fleet of ...
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Robst controls
Penny & Giles has developed a rotary variable-differential transformer for the automatic roller-decoupler device of the McDonnell Douglas AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, which, on damage to the primary flight controls, informs the flight-management system when control has passed to the back-up system. Production of the units will begin in November. ...
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P&WC Rus aims for subcontractor network in Russia
Pratt & Whitney Canada's new Russian subsidiary, formed after the break-up of the engine joint venture with Klimov, is planning to establish a network of subcontractors to make parts within Russia. Klimov's resistance to such outsourcing was a key reason behind the break-up of the original venture. P&WC ...
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HAI
The Helicopter Association International (HAI), of Alexandria, Virginia, has made additions and promotions to its staff. Patricia Willibey is the new executive assistant to the president. Stephanie Minor becomes executive assistant to HAI's executive vice-president. Kimberly Newell has been promoted to sales manager. The association's new exhibits manager is Deborah ...
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Outrider UAV resumes flight test
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS has resumed flight testing of the Outrider tactical unmanned air vehicle (UAV) after a two-week hiatus while improvements were incorporated on the prototypes. It completed the seventh Outrider test flight on 9 August - the third successive flight longer than 20min. During the evaluation at the ...
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UK research team floats new helicopter ditching system
A British research project which is investigating improvements to emergency flotation devices has recommended further development of two devices which it believes could prevent helicopters which have ditched in heavy seas from inverting. BMT Fluid Mechanics, with help from GKN Westland Helicopters, has been undertaking the study for ...
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K-MAX TBO extension
Kaman Aerospace hopes to increase time between overhauls (TBOs) on the transmission and rotors of the K-MAX external-lift helicopter, following intensive analytical overhauls. Present 1,800h TBOs are planned to be increased to 2,500h by the end of the year. Source: Flight International
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Japanese certificate first indigenous helicopter
MITSUBISHI HEAVY Industries (MHI) has received type certification for the MH2000 helicopter from Japan's Ministry of Transport. The medium-sized, twin-turbine MH2000 is Japan's first indigenously developed helicopter. MHI says it is stepping up efforts to sell the 4,500kg gross-weight, seven- to 12-seat MH2000 to government organisations and local ...
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Sikorsky plays S-92 card in Canadian competition
SIkorsky is offering the S-92 as an option in its bid to supply Canada with 15 search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopters. Sikorsky's main bid is based on a version of the UH-60 Black Hawk called the Maplehawk, but it has also offered to lease the helicopters to Canada until the S-92 is ...
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First Asia 609 sale
Bell Helicopter Textron has sold its first 609 tilt-rotor aircraft in Asia with an order from an unidentified Taiwanese corporate operator for two machines. The US manufacturer now claims to have some 60 orders in hand worldwide for the new 609 aircraft, 85% of which have been received from US ...
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USBorder Patrol picks MD 600N to replace Hughes OH-6A
THE US BORDER Patrol has ordered 45 Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems)MD600Ns in a deal worth almost $71 million. The aircraft will replace the agency's fleet of Hughes OH-6A helicopters, with deliveries of nine MD600Ns a year starting n 1998. The eight-seat, single-turbine MD600N was ...
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Kazan cashes in with Daily Air commitment for eight Mi-17s
Kazan cashes in with Daily Air commitment for eight Mi-17s Taiwan's largest scheduled passenger helicopter service, Daily Air, has ordered eight 28-seat Kazan Mi-17 helicopters, and two Mi-17 MTV transports, to add to its existing five-strong fleet. Pending certification by the country's Civil Aeronautics Association (CAA), Daily Air's ...
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Police follw-up
Los Angeles Police Depart-ment has placed a follow-on order for seven Wescam Model 12DS aerial cameras, for installation on its Eurocopter AS355 helicopters. Three systems were purchased earlier this year. The installation includes a microwave downlink. Source: Flight International
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Revised figures force New Zealand insurers to review premiums
Aviation insurance underwriters in New Zealand, whose premiums have traditionally favoured turbine-powered helicopters over piston types, are now reviewing the differential rates they offer turbine operators. Aviation underwriter Arden Jennings told New Zealand's Aviation Industry Association conference at New Plymouth on 31 July that 11 of the 400 ...
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Helipro gets 'Shortsky' final assembly under way
Helipro has begun final assembly of the first S-61 Short conversion of the Sikorsky S-61N helicopter to be destined for use on offshore-oil support. A heavylift S-61 Short, which is used mainly for logging work, is already available. The company has delivered six aircraft and has one more on order. ...
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LHTEC focuses on CTP800 design
Guy Norris/Indianapolis US engine manufacturers AlliedSignal and Allison are completing final-design work on the CTP800 turboprop for the Ayres LM200 Loadmaster freighter, following selection of a Hamilton Standard propeller system. The Loadmaster will be powered by twin CTP800s, a turboprop version of the T800 turboshaft, developed ...
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Rotary Rocket wins $6 million backing
ROTARY ROCKET has secured $6 million of initial financing from private investors to begin design of its Roton re-usable single-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle. Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites will build the Roton, which will take off like a conventional booster, but land like an unpowered helicopter. The first flight is scheduled for ...
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America West
America West Airlines, of Phoenix, Arizona, has appointed David Huntzinger vice-president of corporate safety. He was formerly responsible for the design, development, deployment and monitoring of advanced methods for improving safety management and safety programmes at US airframe manufacturer Boeing's Commercial Airplane Group, and has also worked for Bell Helicopter.. ...