Content Archive: February 2007

Survival Systems can help keep your head above water

Survival Systems USA, a company that provides simulated ditching and underwater escape training to military and commercial pilots, crew and passengers, is

R44s Go Multirole for Lebanese Army

Lebanese military officials took delivery of two Robinson R44 Raven II helicopters at the company’s manufacturing facility in Torrance, Calif., last month.

New projects afoot for revamped Soloy

Soloy is back.Though never totally gone, the Olympia, Wash.

Martin-Baker dons mufti for civil helo crowd

Crashworthy crew and passenger seats for military aircraft, including ejection seats, are UK-based Martin-Baker’s bread and butter.

Dallas Airmotive expanding Rolls Model 250 MRO work

Responding to increased demand for Rolls-Royce Model 250 turbine engine overhaul and repair, Dallas Airmotive has expanded its services and added a pair of

Tsunami’s devastation salved by helicopter relief effort

If ever there was a time for rotorcraft to prove their worth, it was during these past five weeks assisting in the relief effort for victims of the Southea

Eurocopter and China to develop heavy-lifter EC 175

During a Sunday morning press conference here at Heli-Expo, Eurocopter president Fabrice Bregier quietly announced a pending agreement with China to codeve

Safety report questions pilot skill

Poor execution of autorotation landings, onto rough or too-soft terrain and into objects, accounted for a disproportionate number of injuries and deaths in