Rotorcraft

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

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Atrium Health Earns First Accreditation in Mobile Healthcare, Paramedicine

'The accreditation serves as a symbol of excellence'

Cabin Interior and Electronics

Legislators Kill Hawaii Air Tour Insurance Bill

The bill would have required liability insurance of $20 million per person

Moloka'i

R44 Crash Final Report Cites Maintenance Errors

Missing hardware led the NTSB to conclude that pilots and maintenance personnel performed "inadequate inspections"

NTSB report R44 helicopter accident

Learning To Fly Helicopters in the Guimbal Cabri G2

How a long-time fixed-wing pilot transitions to the rotary-wing world

Guimbal Cabri G2

Videos

Airbus Spreads The Helicopter Gospel To Expand Customer Base

Airbus Spreads The Helicopter Gospel To Expand Customer Base

Helicopter Industry’s Morale is Up, Despite Threat of ATC User Fees

Helicopter Industry’s Morale is Up, Despite Threat of ATC User Fees

Helicopter Industry Hopes To Get A Boost From 2017 Heli-Expo Show

Helicopter Industry Hopes To Get A Boost From 2017 Heli-Expo Show

Royal Navy Black Cats AW159 Helicopter Display Team Flies Over Farnborough

Royal Navy Black Cats AW159 Helicopter Display Team Flies Over Farnborough

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China’s GDAT Buying up to 20 Airbus H175 Helicopters

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

Airbus Helicopters H175

Bell Helicopter Shipments Lag in 1Q2024

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

Airbus Celebrates First Flight of Racer Compound Helo

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

Airbus Helicopters Racer high-speed helicopter

Robinson Helicopter Acquires UAV Maker Ascent AeroSystems

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

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Robinson Helicopter's manufacturing facility in Torrance, California

Beta Achieves Piloted eVTOL Aircraft Transition Flights

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

Beta Technologies' Alia 250 eVTOL flies across a partly cloudy sky

Recoil STCs Super Puma T1000-E Firefighting Tank

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

Precision Super Puma helicopter equipped with Recoil T1000-E firefighting tank

Bell Mexico Delivers 800th Helicopter Cabin

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

Bell Mexico helicopter cabin manufacturing

Leading Edge Upgrades R44s with 5G-tolerant Radalts

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

Leading Edge Flight Academy helicopters

Safran Renews U.S. Coast Guard Arriel Support Contract

The five-year contract covers 240 engines powering MH-65 helicopters

U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter

Robinson Instructors Can Add Skills in Factory Class

The week-long course covers important safety topics

Robinson Helicopter instructor pilot course

EHang Earns Production Certificate for Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft

Approval was granted by the Civil Aviation Administration of China

The Civil Aviation Administration of China issue a production certificate to EHang

Three Killed in Swiss Helicopter Ski Tourism Accident

Seven rescue rotorcraft were sent to the scene of the accident on Petit Combin mountain

VR Simulators Fly into Helicopter Training Space

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

Leonardo simulator at Heli-Expo 2024

Piasecki Steps Up Development of Hydrogen-powered PA-890 Helicopter

Legacy helicopter manufacturer aims to fly a prototype in 2028

Piasecki's PA-890 hydrogen-powered helicopter

NTSB Cautions of Hidden Dangers of Dust Devils

Safety Board cited 170 accidents involving dust devils

Dust devil (Photo: NOAA)

Chinese eVTOL Aircraft Developer TCab Raises $20 Million

Unnamed investor aims to introduce air taxis in the Middle East

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

TCab Tech E20 eVTOL aircraft

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