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Matt Thurber

Virtual Reality Simulators Fly into the Helicopter Training Space

Even with motion bases and control loading, these devices cost a fraction of the price of full-flight simulators

Each simulator uses Varjo XR-3 mixed-reality glasses, which include hand-tracking that allows the user to interact with controls, avionics, and systems knobs, buttons, and switches in the cockpit and provides a high-resolution view of the outside world.

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

The H175s will be marketed by GDAT Group's newly formed GD Helicopter Finance

China’s GDAT Buying up to 20 Airbus H175 Helicopters

Jessica Reed

Bell delivered 18 commercial helicopters in the quarter, down from 22 delivered a year ago

Bell Helicopter Shipments Lag in 1Q2024

The high-speed helicopter's design has already generated 90 patents

Airbus Celebrates First Flight of Racer Compound Helo

Curt Epstein

Ascent's production will now migrate across the country to Robinson's California factory

Robinson Helicopter Acquires UAV Maker Ascent AeroSystems

Hanneke Weitering

Alia 250 eVTOL prototype aircraft achieves key transition from hover to cruise flight

Beta Achieves Piloted eVTOL Aircraft Transition Flights

The Chihuahua facility manufactures structures and components for a variety of Bell rotorcraft

Bell Mexico Delivers 800th Helicopter Cabin 

The carbon-fiber tank can carry 1,000 gallons of water plus 35 gallons of foam

Recoil STCs Super Puma T1000-E Firefighting Tank

The radar altimeters are essential for helicopter terrain avoidance and warning systems

Leading Edge Upgrades R44s with 5G-tolerant Radalts

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