Two United Technologies companies have celebrated milestones: Pratt & Whitney Canada producing its 60,000th engine and Sikorsky delivering its 600th S-76 helicopter.
One of France’s leading helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operators is hoping for a growth boost from a planned acquisition by a pair of private equity firms.
UK researchers believe they have discovered a “powerful new approach” to demonstrate safety risks posed by hovering helicopters or other vertical take-off vehicles by using video simulations to “capture the true physical form” of the gusting and swirling winds generated.