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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Airbus May Be Considering Hydrogen-powered Helicopter

Airbus's ZeroE project could be adapted to its helicopter business, executive says during Wichita Aero Club webinar.

Sustainability and Environment

December 9, 2020

Hill Helicopters To Offer HX50 as Kit

Hill Helicopters said its five-seat HX50 turbine single will initially be offered as an amateur-built aircraft in 2023 for $662,000.

Rotorcraft

December 8, 2020

Leonardo Delivering 17 More AW139s to Italian Air Force

Leonardo has delivered the first of 17 multirole HH-139B twin-engine helicopters to the Italian Air Force.

Rotorcraft

December 3, 2020

New Survitec Emergency Breathing System Offers More Air

Survitec's new Emergency Breathing System (EBS) offers offshore helicopter passengers and crew more air.

Rotorcraft

December 2, 2020

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Airbus VSR700 Makes ATOLs from Moving Deck

Airbus's optionally piloted vehicle recently made fully autonomous takeoff and landing approaches to and from a moving deck simulator.

Rotorcraft

December 1, 2020

Bell Moves Commercial Business into New Center

Formerly the American Airlines building, Bell's Commercial Business Center will house about 600 employees.

Rotorcraft

December 1, 2020

Thales, StandardAero Fly AStar with 4-Axis Autopilot

Thales and StandardAero anticipate FAA STC approval of the four-axis AStar autopilot by mid-2021.

Avionics

November 30, 2020

Air Methods Settles Suit Over Crumbling Pitot Tubes

Air ambulance provider Air Methods will pay $825,000 to settle Justice Department suit alleging it flew a helicopter with crumbling pitot tubes.

Regulations and Government

November 30, 2020

Brazil's Federal Police Orders Six Leonardo AW119Kxs

Brazil’s Polícia Rodoviária Federal (PRF) has ordered six AW119Kx turbine single-engine helicopters.

Rotorcraft

November 30, 2020

Five-bladed Airbus H145 Gets FAA TC

Airbus’s new five-bladed H145 helicopter has received FAA type certification (TC) with the first U.S. delivery slated to occur early next year.

Rotorcraft

November 30, 2020

HAI Commits To In-person Heli-Expo 2021

The Helicopter Association International said it will hold its annual Heli-Expo trade show next March in New Orleans.

Rotorcraft

November 27, 2020

Germany Orders NH90 Sea Tiger Helicopters

The shipborne Sea Tiger helicopter will defend the German navy’s frigates against both submarine and surface attack.

Rotorcraft

November 26, 2020

Genesys Displays Approved for AStar Upgrades

The FAA has certified the Genesys Aerosystems IDU-680 and IDU-450 EFIS displays for AStar helicopters.

Avionics

November 25, 2020

Milestone Notes Firsts in S-92 Delivery to Caverton

The S-92 delivery marks the sixth helicopter Caverton is leasing from Milestone Aviation Group.

Rotorcraft

November 25, 2020

NTSB: Spatial Disorientation Triggered Aeromed Fatal

Helicopter spun near the runway and impacted terrain at night, in fog.

Accidents

November 24, 2020

Russian Helicopters Delivers First Ansat to Europe

Russian Helicopters has made its first European delivery of an Ansat light twin.

Rotorcraft

November 24, 2020

Blade India Launches Mumbai-Pune Service

Blade India using Bell 407 and Airbus H130 aircraft to slash travel times.

Rotorcraft

November 24, 2020

Airbus Marks Firsts with H145 Sale to ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil acquires two copies of the Airbus H145 for a liquefied natural gas project in the Asia-Pacific region.

Rotorcraft

November 24, 2020

Bell Teams with Germany's RAS for 505 Sales

Bell has appointed Rheinland Air Service (RAS) as the first authorized German dealer for the Bell 505 turbine light single.

Rotorcraft

November 23, 2020

Brazil Heli Show Joins Forces with Yachts Event

Heli Show, Brazil’s first in-person aviation fair this year, was held through Saturday as part of the São Paulo Boat Show.

Rotorcraft

November 23, 2020