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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Los Angeles Drone Pilot Faces Year in Prison

The pilot of drone that hit an LAPD helicopter is facing federal charges for the unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft.

November 22, 2020

TOP FLIGHT AWARDS NOMINEES: Rotorcraft

The Rotorcraft category saw two new helicopters introduced during the Top Flight Awards time period.

November 20, 2020

Lemmo To Succeed Retiring Sikorsky Prez Schultz

Sikorsky Aircraft president Dan Schultz will retire in early 2021, be replaced by Lockheed Martin executive Paul Lemmo.

November 19, 2020

U.S., European Schools To Offer Joint Helo Training

Rotorcraft students complete FAA and EASA training on parallel tracks under the program offered by Hillsboro Aero Academy in partnership with RotorSky.

November 17, 2020

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Navy Orders Second Block of Leonardo TH-73A Trainers

Leonardo will deliver another 36 TH-73A turbine single helicopters under a new $171 million award.

November 16, 2020

CalGuard Pilots Recount Rescuing Hundreds from Inferno

California Air National Guard Chinook pilots were "deep into luck bag" during perilous evacuation.

November 11, 2020

Abu Dhabi Aviation Inducts Two New AW169s into Fleet

Abu Dhabi Aviation will utilize one of the two Leonardo AW169s for oil and gas operations.

November 11, 2020

Two Dead after Pair of Guimbal G2s Collide in Malaysia

Two dead, two survive after a pair of Guimbal Cabri G2 light helicopters collided in mid-air on Sunday in Malaysia.

November 10, 2020

Airbus Delivers 1,400th H135 Light Twin Helicopter

Airbus Helicopters has delivered its 1,400th H135 light twin. The ship was sold to French HEMS operator Mont Blanc.

November 9, 2020

First Leonardo Trekker Ordered for U.S. EMS Market

U.S. EMS operator Life Link III has ordered the first Leonardo AW109 Trekker light twin for the U.S. air ambulance market.

November 5, 2020

LA Sheriff Uses Helicopters To Deliver Ballots

The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department began using its helicopter fleet to securely deliver ballot boxes

November 4, 2020

Hill Developing Own Helicopter Engine for HX50

Hill Helicopters revealed its 400-shp Hill GT50 light turbine engine designed specifically for the new Hill HX50 single.

November 3, 2020

Maverick Is Launch Customer for Spidertracks FDM

Maverick Helicopters will be the launch customer for Spidertracks’ Insights virtual flight data recorder technology on its Spider X.

November 3, 2020

Airbus Helicopters Takes New Look at Urban Air Noise

Airbus research into helicopter noise is being used to evaluate potential eVTOL designs.

November 3, 2020

Military Programs Drive Bell's Third Quarter Higher

Bell's commercial helicopter business was challenged by the Covid-19 pandemic.

October 30, 2020

Sikorsky to Supply Military Helicopters to Greece and U.S. Marines

Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky have landed $730 million of new work in one day through Navair contracts for 10 new “Romeo” and King Stallion helicopters.

October 29, 2020

CAAM Debuts with Bell as Launch Member

This week saw the official launch of the Canadian Advanced Air Mobility (CAAM) Coalition, with Bell Textron as a founding member of the group.

October 29, 2020

Russian Helicopters Launches Indonesian Test Program

Russian Helicopters has launched an operations pilot test program for its Mi-8/171 twin in Indonesia on the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan.

October 29, 2020

Trump's S-76B For Sale

N76DT, s/n 760351 is listed by Aero Asset with a price of “make offer,” but is believed to have a market value near $800,000.

October 29, 2020

First Airbus H145s for Ecuador

Following an unhappy experience with the Dhruv, the FAE is receiving H145s equipped for military, search and rescue, and disaster relief operations.

October 27, 2020

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