Helicopters – Page 49

Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airbus Helicopters lines up orders for H160 to match output ramp-up

2017-10-30T11:47:54Z

Airbus Helicopters is confident of securing sufficient orders for its new H160 medium-twin to match an ambitious ramp-up target that will see it produce up to 45 aircraft a year by 2021, even as it works through the final 12 months of flight testing.
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Gearbox troubles leave some Dauphin helicopters grounded

2017-10-20T10:35:50Z

Supply chain shortages on the back of a safety-driven retrofit programme have left 20 Airbus Helicopters Dauphin medium-twins temporarily grounded as they wait for the delivery of spare parts.
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Boeing broadens bet on autonomous tech with new partnership

2017-10-19T17:07:47Z

Building off its recent Aurora Flight Sciences acquisition, Boeing is investing in Near Earth Autonomy, a Pennsylvania-based company focusing on autonomous flight.
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ADEX: Bell eyes Korean training, attack helo requirements

2017-10-18T08:22:15Z

Bell Helicopter expects a decision to come soon in a South Korean competition for 41 training helicopters.
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Airbus Helicopters flies third H160 prototype

2017-10-13T15:24:12Z

Airbus Helicopters has flown the third prototype (PT3) of its H160 medium-twin, with the maiden sortie taking place on 13 October from the airframer's headquarters in Marignane, France.
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Israel steps back from V-22 purchase

2017-10-13T08:44:03Z

The Israeli air force has frozen its evaluation of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, with a senior defence source indicating that the tiltrotor is unable to perform some missions currently conducted using its Sikorsky CH-53 transport helicopters.
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Lessor LCI optimistic on future demand

2017-10-04T13:12:58Z

Lessor LCI believes the market for medium and heavy helicopters is beginning to recover after several consecutive years of downturn.
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LCI downbeat on H225 prospects despite rehabilitation efforts

2017-10-04T12:38:59Z

Lessor LCI sees little prospect of any return in the offshore energy sector for Airbus Helicopters' troubled H225, despite the airframer's ongoing efforts to rehabilitate the reputation of its heavy-twin.
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Safran nears certification for Arrano helicopter engine

2017-10-04T10:45:25Z

Safran Helicopter Engines has now accumulated 700h of flight time with its developmental Arrano engine, which will power the Airbus Helicopters H160 medium-twin.
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First tests complete for City Airbus propulsion system

2017-10-03T22:34:00Z

Airbus Helicopters has completed the first full-scale tests for the electric-powered propulsion system on its City Airbus demonstrator, ahead of a planned maiden flight next year.
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H160's maximum take-off weight finally confirmed

2017-10-03T21:33:38Z

Airbus Helicopters has finally confirmed more performance parameters of its developmental H160 medium-class rotorcraft, just as the third flight-test prototype is prepared for its maiden sortie.
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P&WC gains approval for AW609 tiltrotor engine

2017-10-03T15:34:20Z

Pratt & Whitney Canada has secured Canadian certification for the variant of its PT6C engine which will power the Leonardo Helicopters AW609 tiltrotor.
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Leonardo expects few order swaps to AW189K helicopter

2017-10-03T15:31:54Z

Leonardo Helicopters does not envisage large numbers of customers swapping their outstanding orders for the AW189 to the K-model variant it launched this morning in London.
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Airbus Helicopters predicts doubling of global fleet by 2036

2017-10-03T13:38:03Z

Market growth will drive a requirement for nearly 22,000 new civil and parapublic helicopters globally over the next two decades, almost doubling the current fleet, a new study predicts.
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Safran launches new Aneto engine on Leonardo AW189

2017-10-03T10:02:30Z

Safran Helicopter Engines has unveiled a new family of turboshaft powerplants in the 2,500-3,000shp (1,860-2,240kW) range, with Leonardo Helicopters the first customer for the Aneto on an updated variant of the airframer's AW189.
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Thai police receive Asia's first H175 helicopters

2017-10-03T08:20:17Z

The Royal Thai Police have become the Asia-Pacific's first operator of the Airbus Helicopters H175 super medium twin rotorcraft.
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PICTURE: Afghan air force welcomes first Black Hawks

2017-09-29T09:35:23Z

A lead cadre of Afghan air force pilots is poised to commence training on the service's first two Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk utility helicopters, following their delivery on 18 September.
Analysis
ANALYSIS: New blade factory gives Airbus Helicopters a cutting edge

2017-09-28T11:09:42Z

As an aircraft manufacturer, if you are seeking to completely revise or modernise your production system, there are many obstacles to successfully implementing major change.
News
Flawed control rod installation led to fatal Apache crash

2017-09-25T13:29:42Z

The faulty installation of a tail rotor flight control rod on a Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter led to a fatal crash at Ramon base, the Israeli air force has concluded.
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Israel finalises Seahawk sensor configuration

2017-09-25T13:29:16Z

Israel's air force and navy have identified the intended sensor fit for a planned fleet of second-hand Sikorsky SH-60F Seahawk maritime helicopters.