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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UK S-92 Near-CFIT Highlights Hazards of MVFR Flight

The UK S-92 helicopter low-altitude incident parallels circumstances of Kobe Bryant fatal crash.

Infrastructure Will Be Key To Unlocking Electric Aircraft Access in Cities

Infrastructure Will Be Key To Unlocking Electric Aircraft Access in Cities

South Africa's 'Rocket' Air Ambulance Service Takes Off

Rocket using Bell 222s to provide first-world air ambulance service in South Africa

Another Firefighting Bell 212 Down

The sole occupant pilot survived the crash of a firefighting Bell 212 into California's Lake Shastina.

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Bell 212 Crash Prompts Emergency AD

The FAA is mandating replacement of certain main rotor hub strap pins on Bell 204, 205, and 212 helicopter models following fatal crash in Canada.

Regulations and Government

CAE, Volocopter Collaborate on eVTOL Pilot Training

Volocopter and aviation training group CAE are partnering to develop, certify, and deploy a pilot training program to support commercial eVTOL ops.

Aviation Blade Services Inks New S-70 Support Deal

Aviation Blade Services has a new partnership agreement to support the main and tail rotor blades on Taiwan's S-70/UH60s.

Maintenance and Modifications

Van Horn Developing AStar Tail Rotor

Van Horn expects its new tail rotor system for the Airbus AStar helicopter family to be available next year.

Maintenance and Modifications

Bell Building Systems Integration Lab

Bell's SIL will support the Army's future vertical lift programs.

Bell Retires V-280 Demonstrator

Bell is retiring its V-280 tiltrotor demonstrator to focus on the Army's next phase of future vertical lift competition.

UK’s Royal Air Force Orders More Chinook Helicopters

With its latest order the RAF becomes the first export customer for the Block II version of Boeing's Chinook helicopter.

Settlement Reached in Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash

Operator, pilot's estate, settle with families in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash.

How New Electric Aircraft Could Transform Public Transportation

How New Electric Aircraft Could Transform Public Transportation

Court Limits Access to NTSB Investigation Documents

U.S. Fifth Circuit rules that helitour crash counsel isn't entitled to view all interagency documents between the NTSB and parties to the investigation.

Skyports, Eve Step Up eVTOL UAM Vertiport Ops Plans

Embraer’s Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions and Skyports are expanding their partnership on EVTOL vertiport ops.

EASA Intros Human Factors to Rotorcraft Cockpit Design

EASA airworthiness authorities must now ensure that human factors are considered during the design and certification process of rotorcraft cockpits.

Regulations and Government

SAF Group Adding Three More Airbus H145s to Fleet

SAF is adding three more five-bladed Airbus Helicopters H145s to its air ambulance fleet in France and Belgium.

Australia Approves RBI Hawker for Rotary Blade Repair

RBI Hawker looks to expand maintenance services for Australian and Pacific operators.

Maintenance and Modifications

Snorkel Suspect in Fatal Firefighting Copter Crash

The Black Hawk helicopter's snorkel was observed swinging "violently" before impacting the main rotors and perhaps the tailboom.

Leonardo Hands Over First U.S. Navy TH-73A Trainer

The IFR-certificated version of the AW119Kx will replace the Bell TH-57 as the Navy’s undergraduate rotary-wing trainer.

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