All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 88
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Bell Helicopter selects Honeywell for 525 Relentless APU, environmental controls
Honeywell has become the latest company to join the emerging supply chain for the Bell Helicopter 525 Relentless. Bell selected the power and systems...
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HELI-EXPO: Robinson’s light-single success prompts Bell reaction
Robinson Helicopter's early success in the market with a relatively cheap, turbine-powered helicopter appears set to push Bell Helicopter into launching a response.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Eagle Copters begins testing new engine in Bell 407
Calgary-based Eagle Copters has started flight testing its three-year-old concept to install a Honeywell HTS900 engine in a Bell 407.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Turbomeca unveils Arrano engine for X4
Invoking the Basque term for "Eagle", Turbomeca formally unveiled on 5 March the renamed Arrano engine currently in development to power the Eurocopter X4....
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Engine delivery quickens pace to first flight for Swiss helo
Swiss engineering firm Marenco now plans to launch flight tests by June on a new 2,500kg (5,500lb)-class helicopter after having received a calibrated Honeywell...
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HELI-EXPO: Sikorsky “hopeful” on resolution of Canadian helo contract impasse
Sikorsky chief executive Mick Mauer says he believes that a compromise remains likely on deadlocked negotiations over a contract to supply 28 maritime patrol...
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HELI-EXPO: US Army considers B-model upgrade for UH-72A Lakota fleet
The US Army has opened discussions with American Eurocopter to introduce a B-model of the UH-72A Lakota in 2017.
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HELI-EXPO: Rolls-Royce adds FADEC, power boost to venerable Model 250
Rolls-Royce is bringing a full authority digital engine control (FADEC) to the 700shp (522kW)-class commercial helicopter engine market.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: AgustaWestland launches all-electric, tiltrotor demonstrator
AgustaWestland has launched a demonstrator programme internally dubbed "Project Zero" for an all-electric vehicle with a pair of tiltrotors embedded within...
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NewsALC adds 10 777-300ERs to swelling widebody fleet
US lessor Air Lease Corp (ALC) today tripled its orderbook for Boeing 777-300ERs, signing a contract for 10 new widebodies valued at $3.2 billion. The...
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NewsP&WC plots new engine core for super-medium helo, ‘evolved’ King Air market
On the eve of the Heli-Expo convention, Pratt & Whitney Canada has revealed plans to launch a new turboshaft engine in the 2,000shp (1,490kW)-range aimed initially at the top end of the new super-medium helicopter segment, and with potential for a turboprop conversion to support a future Beechcraft King Air ...
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PICTURE: Russian researchers reveal wind tunnel model for undisclosed Embraer transport
A picture released by a Russian aeronautical research centre shows that Embraer has completed testing of a high-aspect ratio wing for a yet-undisclosed,...
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NewsPICTURES: Eurocopter reveals EC175 in Bristow livery ahead of Heli-Expo
Eurocopter has revealed the first EC175 in the livery of presumed launch customer Bristow Helicopters, as part of the aircraft's US demonstration tour and...
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NewsPICTURE: Bombardier reveals engine-equipped CSeries
Bombardier has revealed the first image of a nearly structurally-complete CSeries test aircraft equipped for the first time with a pair of Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engines.
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NewsPICTURES: Composite design cited for Learjet 85 delay
Problems affecting manufacture of the all-composite airframe of the Learjet 85 has prompted Bombardier to delay entry into service to the third quarter of 2014.
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NewsFAA queries helicopter industry on airworthiness standard re-write
On the eve of the 2013 Heli-Expo convention, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will ask manufacturers whether the basis for the airworthiness...
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Boeing, FAA meet on possible 787 battery fix
US government officials are reviewing a Boeing proposal for a possible solution to the still-undiagnosed battery problems that have grounded the 787 fleet...
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Bombardier Aerospace announces Learjet 85 delay, disappointing 4Q12 results
Bombardier Aerospace announced a new delay for the Learjet 85 programme while posting a 30% decline in operating earnings during the fourth quarter.
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Ilyushin Finance moves closer to finalizing expanded CSeries order
Russian lessor Ilyushin Finance has expanded and moved a step closer to finalising an 18-month-old commitment to buy up to 42 Bombardier CSeries twinjets....
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NewsTransport Canada clears CSeries engine for flight testing
Pratt & Whitney has achieved the first type certification for a member of the PurePower PW1000G geared turbofan family of engines, and moved the Bombardier CSeries closer to a first flight milestone by the end of June.