All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 73
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NewsLockheed Martin starts campaign to save U-2S fleet
Lockheed Martin has broken its silence over threatened fiscal year 2015 budget cuts to hail the capabilities of the US Air Force's at-risk U-2S surveillance aircraft.
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HELI-EXPO: Russian Helicopters to decide on high-speed plans in 2014
Russian Helicopters will decide later this year whether to base its next commercial product on a high-speed or conventional rotorcraft, says chief executive Alexander Mikheev.
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HELI-EXPO: AgustaWestland unveils new AW109 Trekker
AgustaWestland on 25 February unveiled a new version of the A109 GrandNew light twin-engined helicopter with its familiar-looking, retractable landing gear replaced with fixed landing skids.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: MD Helicopters studies next generation aerial scout with advanced technologies
MD Helicopters is developing a new scout helicopter that could feature a hybrid-electric power system, lightweight composites built using additive manufacturing techniques and possibly no tail rotor (NOTAR) technology.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Airbus adds power, range and automation to EC225
Moving beyond the year-long struggle to correct a 2012 main gearbox failure, Airbus Helicopters is rolling out a new version of the EC225 with more power, range and automation.
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HELI-EXPO: Bell’s new 505 faces possible market shift
Bell Helicopter on 25 February introduced a huge Heli-Expo audience to the newly-branded 505 JetRanger X, the short light single (SLS) launched last June that faces a suddenly tightening market.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Robinson R66 certification Europe still delayed
European regulators have raised a new roadblock to delay Robinson’s four-year quest to obtain certification for the R66 light-single helicopter, says chief executive Kurt Robinson.
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HELI-EXPO: Enstrom targets trainer market with new TH-180
Michigan-based manufacturer Enstrom Helicopter will enter the light-piston training market with a new, scaled-down version of the 280FX aircraft called the TH-180.
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HELI-EXPO: Avicopter displays new light twin
Chinese manufacturer Avicopter displayed a new light twin-engined helicopter called the AC3X2 at Heli-Expo.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Airbus Helicopters reveals progress on X4 development
Airbus Helicopters confirmed on 25 February that ground testing has started on the 4t-6t twin-engine X4 family of helicopters, providing a rare glimpse inside its most highly anticipated development programme.
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NewsLockheed/Piasecki move beyond flying cars with ARES
A Lockheed Martin/Piasecki team will build and fly a new kind of unmanned, vertical take-off and landing aircraft in mid-2015 that will seek to replace helicopters on a wide range of military missions.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: AgustaWestland expects to reach parity with European rival
AgustaWestland expects to equal or surpass Airbus Helicopters in overall value of commercial aircraft delivered for the first time when official results for 2013 are released later this year, says chief executive Daniele Romiti.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Israel could double V-22 order size, Bell says
Israel could double the size of a potential order and buy 12 V-22 Osprey and form part of a plan to preserve production of the tiltrotor aircraft for several more years, Bell Helicopter chief executive John Garrison says.
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NewsLearjet 85 moves a step closer to first flight
Bombardier has moved closer to a long-delayed first flight of the all-composite Learjet 85 business jet, obtaining a flight test permit from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the first flight test vehicle.
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NewsCessna completes Latitude first flight
Cessna’s Citation Latitude flew on 18 February for the first time from the company’s factory in Wichita, Kansas, fulfilling the schedule commitment made after the super-light jet’s launch in October 2011.
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Frontier adds two Cleveland routes after United de-hubbing
Frontier Airlines has become the first carrier to announce new service to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport since United Airlines announced its decision to withdraw its hub earlier this month.
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ANALYSIS: Noise goals in sight for open-rotor researchers
Noise – and lots of it – helped kill open-rotor research 25 years ago.
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NewsAeroVironment teams with Lockheed Martin on Global Observer
AeroVironment has teamed up with Lockheed Martin to pursue international customers for the liquid hydrogen-powered Global Observer, a high-altitude, ultra-long endurance unmanned air system (UAS).
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NewsAlaska Airlines approves new online streaming service for fleet
Alaska Airlines has approved a plan to begin installing in one year a still undisclosed online streaming service across the fleet for in-flight entertainment.
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Southwest gains 54 slots at Washington DC airport
Southwest Airlines will purchase 54 coveted slots won at auction at Washington National Airport, increasing the carrier’s daily departures at the downtown airport from 17 to 44 starting in the third quarter.