All Helicopters articles – Page 228
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Turbomeca approval
The Turboméca Arrius 2F turbo engine, used to power the Eurocopter EC120 light helicopter, was awarded French certification on 22 January. Source: Flight International
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Jetcorp supplementary
Fixed-base operator JetCorp of St Louis, Missouri, has received US Federal Aviation Authority supplemental type certification for its AlliedSignal CAS 66A traffic-alert and collision-avoidance system which has been installed on the Bell 412 twin-engined helicopter. Source: Flight International
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Lighter moments
DeVore Aviation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been granted a supplemental type certificate for its Tel-Tail vertical-tail and rotor floodlights on the Bell 407 and 430 helicopters. Source: Flight International
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Tuned in at Collins
The Rockwell-Collins RTU-4200 Radio Tuning Unit has been certificated for use on the Sikorsky S-76B twin-engined helicopter. Source: Flight International
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Turnkey Newscopter
Robinson Helicopter is to market a version of the four-seat R44 equipped with the FLIR Systems UltraMedia RS stabilised camera. The equipment, including a microwave link, will be fitted on the R44 production line. Source: Flight International
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Schweizer develops unmanned helicopter
US manufacturer Schweizer Aircraft and its Japanese distributor, Kawada Industries, have teamed to develop an unmanned derivative of the Schweizer 300 single-piston light helicopter. According to vice-president and assistant general manager of Kawada's aviation division, Tadahiro Kawada, the "RoboCopter 300" is "basically a standard Schweizer 300CB with three-axis-gyro ...
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Design with power
Agusta has sold two A109 Power helicopters to designer Sir Bernard Ashley. The A109s will be operated by Jet International Management USA. They will replace older A109 AII and C models. Source: Flight International
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Eurocopter kicks off 'Hummingbird' with Danish orders
Franco-German manufacturer Eurocopter has launched its EC120 light helicopter in the USA with the announcement of its first order, the setting up of a "new-look" customer-support organisation and a new name for the single-engined five-seater. Danish operator Unifly of Svendborg has ordered an EC120 as an addition to ...
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Business booms for the 'Shortsky' conversion
Helipro, the Washington-based conversion specialist, says that its S-61 Short conversion of the Sikorsky S-61L and N, the "Shortsky," is in heavy demand. "From the heavylift side we have been non-stop," says Helipro president and technical director Hugh Whitfield. Six S-61 Shorts have been completed since the conversion ...
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Bell selects Rogerson EFIS and IIDS as standard
Rogerson Aircraft's electronic flight-instrument system (EFIS) and Integrated Instrument Displays (IIDS) have been selected as standard fit by Bell Helicopter Textron Canada for all its current production twin helicopters until 2005. Valued at more than $150 million, the agreement is the largest single deal ever received by California-based ...
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CIS reports worst-ever airline accident rate
A MASSIVE deterioration in freight airline safety in the CIS countries has given the region its worst fatal airline-accident rate in history, according to figures released by the Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK). Ten of the year's 13 fatal accidents involved CIS-registered freighters. MAK says that this gives a fatal-accident rate ...
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MDC revises MD600N certification plan
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (MDHS) is revising the entire certification plan for the MD600N, following a series of mishaps during high-velocity testing which have already caused more than a two-month delay in receiving approval. Certification is not now expected until late March at the earliest. Another MD600N has ...
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Tridair aims to convert Bell 407s to Gemini twin configuration
Tridair has applied to the US Federal Aviation Administration for clearance to install the Gemini twin-engined conversion in the Bell 407. Bell Helicopter Textron has opted not to develop the helicopter as a twin. Tridair president Doug Daigle expects to receive a response from the FAA before the ...
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UK Met Office offers tailored research
Tailored weather research could offer airlines big cost savings and ease air-traffic-management (ATM) planning tasks for agencies such as Eurocontrol, according to the UK Meteorological Office. The Bracknell, UK-based weather centre is about to offer contract services to organisations which it believes could benefit from the availability of targeted weather ...
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MDHS' MD 600N troubles increase
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (MDHS) is meeting with the US Federal Aviation Administration to discuss design and certification options following another crash of an MD 600N on 18 January during the flight-test programme. The eight place helicopter should have received FAA certification by mid-December 1996, despite earlier delays ...
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Bell aims for double success with new light twin
BELL HOPES TO emulate the success of the 407 with its new light twin-turbine helicopter, the Model 427. At just under $2 million, the price goal is even more challenging than that for the 407, because the 427 is essentially an all-new aircraft. The 427 will be certificated simultaneously to ...
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Bell begins assembly of new 427 light twin
BELL HAS BEGUN major assembly of the first prototype Model 427 light twin-turbine helicopter. The aircraft is to be flown at Bell's Canadian commercial-helicopter plant in December 1997. Two prototypes are planned and simultaneous Canadian, European and US certification is scheduled for December 1998. The first production 427 ...
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Bell 'quiet cruise' reduces 407 noise
BELL IS DEVELOPING a technique to reduce the fly-over noise of its Model 407 light single-turbine helicopter, to meet expected demand for quieter aircraft for use on sightseeing operations over US national parks, such as the Grand Canyon. The company has demonstrated its Quiet Cruise concept to park ...
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Eyes over the sea
The warning on Aerad's North Sea low-altitude chart is stark: "Extensive helicopter operations in this area in support of North Sea oil and gas industry. Aircraft operating below FL100 are advised to maintain vigilant lookout." For the pilots and rig personnel who spend their lives flying through the ...
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Bond begins Shannon SAR contract
Bond Helicopters has taken over the Shannon, Ireland-based search and rescue (SAR) contract operated on behalf of the Irish Marine Emergency Service. The company is operating a Sikorsky S.61N, which replaces a similar aircraft flown on the SAR contract for the last five years by Irish Helicopters. A second S.61N ...