Rotorcraft

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

Latest

Rotocraft Update: Hold that Tiger

Just weeks after proclaiming its market dominance at HAI’s Heli-Expo 2002, Eurocopter took a hit in its sales column with the news that France and Germany

Rotorcraft

May 19, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: U.S. Border Patrol to add 13 AStars to fleet

Meanwhile, in the U.S.

Rotorcraft

May 19, 2008

Sikorsky’s S-92 program homes in on certification

It’s been a busy month for Sikorsky’s S-92 development team as the project moves toward approval by year-end.

Rotorcraft

May 19, 2008

P&WC allies with Russian companies

Pratt & Whitney Canada and Helicopters of Russia last week signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Moscow to produce the PW127TS engine for Russia’s

Rotorcraft

May 19, 2008

Videos

What the stork is flying these days

Date and time of birth was April 2, 2002, at 4:54 a.m.

Rotorcraft

May 19, 2008

Bell/Agusta civil tiltrotor 'suspended', not 'canceled'

As spring flooded north along America’s Atlantic seaboard, news from the tiltrotor front began to improve somewhat.

Rotorcraft

May 19, 2008

HAL helo deliveries mark program progress

There is an insect called a cicada that burrows deep into the earth in its larval stage, slowly, quietly growing out of sight, feeding modestly on tree roo

Rotorcraft

May 19, 2008

Bell shelves civil tiltrotor indefinitely

Stating that “the V-22 must lead tiltrotor technology into the marketplace,” Bell Helicopter has opted to shelve its BA609 civil tiltrotor following first

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

Eurocopter opens helo sim center for its own

Eurocopter held the grand opening for its new simulator training center, Helisim, in Marignane, France, in late February.

Training and Workforce

May 15, 2008

Officers found liable in Marine Osprey inquiry

Three of the eight U.S.

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

EH 101, NH 90 helos get the Nordic nod

Scandinavian countries are famous for going their own way and it seems only fitting that one of what was originally four nations participating in the Nordi

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

Gulf Coast oil support struggles to keep its footing amid uncertain times

Taking the pulse of the offshore oil industry is like grabbing a handful of the viscous mud drillers use for lubrication in the drilling process.

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Schweizer introduces improved 300CB variant

Working in its own quiet low-key way, Schweizer Aircraft has revealed its new 300CBi.

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Hindustan helo surfaces at last

In the latest development of a helicopter program that could best be described as “better late than never,” Indian state-owned aerospace builder Hindustan

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Keystone allies with investment group

Pledging to build already successful long-time central Atlantic coast helicopter support and repair operation Keystone Helicopter into a $350 million busin

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Rotorin' Romanian seeks helo to feed his need for speed

By now all the major arguments for helicopter use are well established, right? Time-saving hops over crowded urban areas.

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: New York mayor logs more helo stick time

No stranger to the skies, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg’s piloting skills are part of his well known resume.

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Hangar time for tiltrotors

While Bell Helicopter and program partner Agusta Aerospace are pondering their next moves in the ongoing saga of tiltrotor development (see page 1),

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

Unions-Yea or Nay?

Next to fighter jocks, helicopter pilots are probably the most iconoclastic flavor of aviators flying today.

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2008

Proposed new FAA policy could revolutionize helo ops

A little known FAA policy statement, dated June 1 of this year, stands to dramatically change the helicopter industry as we know it.

Avionics

May 12, 2008

Rotorcraft

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

Latest

Rotocraft Update: Hold that Tiger

Just weeks after proclaiming its market dominance at HAI’s Heli-Expo 2002, Eurocopter took a hit in its sales column with the news that France and Germany

Rotorcraft Update: U.S. Border Patrol to add 13 AStars to fleet

Meanwhile, in the U.S.

Sikorsky’s S-92 program homes in on certification

It’s been a busy month for Sikorsky’s S-92 development team as the project moves toward approval by year-end.

P&WC allies with Russian companies

Pratt & Whitney Canada and Helicopters of Russia last week signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Moscow to produce the PW127TS engine for Russia’s

Videos

More Articles

What the stork is flying these days

Date and time of birth was April 2, 2002, at 4:54 a.m.

Bell/Agusta civil tiltrotor 'suspended', not 'canceled'

As spring flooded north along America’s Atlantic seaboard, news from the tiltrotor front began to improve somewhat.

HAL helo deliveries mark program progress

There is an insect called a cicada that burrows deep into the earth in its larval stage, slowly, quietly growing out of sight, feeding modestly on tree roo

Bell shelves civil tiltrotor indefinitely

Stating that “the V-22 must lead tiltrotor technology into the marketplace,” Bell Helicopter has opted to shelve its BA609 civil tiltrotor following first

Eurocopter opens helo sim center for its own

Eurocopter held the grand opening for its new simulator training center, Helisim, in Marignane, France, in late February.

Officers found liable in Marine Osprey inquiry

Three of the eight U.S.

EH 101, NH 90 helos get the Nordic nod

Scandinavian countries are famous for going their own way and it seems only fitting that one of what was originally four nations participating in the Nordi

Gulf Coast oil support struggles to keep its footing amid uncertain times

Taking the pulse of the offshore oil industry is like grabbing a handful of the viscous mud drillers use for lubrication in the drilling process.

Rotorcraft Update: Schweizer introduces improved 300CB variant

Working in its own quiet low-key way, Schweizer Aircraft has revealed its new 300CBi.

Rotorcraft Update: Hindustan helo surfaces at last

In the latest development of a helicopter program that could best be described as “better late than never,” Indian state-owned aerospace builder Hindustan

Rotorcraft Update: Keystone allies with investment group

Pledging to build already successful long-time central Atlantic coast helicopter support and repair operation Keystone Helicopter into a $350 million busin

Rotorcraft Update: Rotorin' Romanian seeks helo to feed his need for speed

By now all the major arguments for helicopter use are well established, right? Time-saving hops over crowded urban areas.

Rotorcraft Update: New York mayor logs more helo stick time

No stranger to the skies, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg’s piloting skills are part of his well known resume.

Rotorcraft Update: Hangar time for tiltrotors

While Bell Helicopter and program partner Agusta Aerospace are pondering their next moves in the ongoing saga of tiltrotor development (see page 1),

Unions-Yea or Nay?

Next to fighter jocks, helicopter pilots are probably the most iconoclastic flavor of aviators flying today.

Proposed new FAA policy could revolutionize helo ops

A little known FAA policy statement, dated June 1 of this year, stands to dramatically change the helicopter industry as we know it.

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