Rotorcraft

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

Rotorcraft

Electric Charging For eVTOL Aircraft Is Different From Cars

When it comes to battery charging, you can't treat an eVTOL aircraft like a Tesla car, says Australia's Electro.
Maintenance and Modifications

BLR FastFin Certified for Black Hawk Helicopters

BLR Aerospace has received FAA STC approval for its patented FastFin system for the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Launches 'DisruptiveLab' Demo Helicopter

Airbus's latest helicopter is a flying laboratory designed to test technologies to cut carbon emissions and noise.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Logs More Than 230,000 Flight Training Hours

The Bell Training Academy has exceeded 230,000 flight training hours and trained over 130,000 pilots from more than 135 countries.
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Rotorcraft

UK Sending Retired Sea Kings to Ukraine

British government to provide trio of retired Westland WS-61 Sea King helicopters to Ukraine.
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Maintenance and Modifications

ASU Snags Night Vision Contract from Brazil Government

Aviation Specialties Unlimited was awarded a contract to supply night vision equipment to military and government customers in Brazil.
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Accidents

Bell 407 Tail Boom Separation Prompts FAASTeam Caution

Bell 407 operators are advised to torque check tail boom attachment hardware following a June in-flight separation accident.
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Regulations and Government

Australian Army Helicopter Ignited Massive Brushfire

Australian coroner's court is investigating a 2020 Orroral Valley bushfire, which was started by army helicopter’s search light.
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Rotorcraft

Airo Group Expands Scope For eVTOL Operations and Prepares To Go Public

Airo Group Expands Scope For eVTOL Operations and Prepares To Go Public
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Rotorcraft

March to More Electric Rotorcraft Continues

AVX Aircraft wins Department of Defense contract to develop all-electric flight control system for helicopters.
Regulations and Government

Air Ambulance H145 Dual Flameout Traced To IBF Icing

According to Norway’s Accident Investigation Board, ice-clogged inlet barrier filters likely caused the dual flameout on an Airbus H145 helicopter.
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Rotorcraft

Robinson Helicopter Founder Frank Robinson Dies at 92

Frank Robinson, founder of iconic helicopter company, passed away over the weekend. He was 92.
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Maintenance and Modifications

EASA Proposes Heli Crash-resistant Fuel Systems

EASA is proposing a rule that would require crash-resistant fuel systems in all in-production helicopters and most in-service rotorcraft.
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Rotorcraft

Blade's Revenues Up as Losses Stabilize

Blade Air Mobility's organ transport business, MediMobility, now equates to nearly half of its revenues.
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Charter & Fractional

ACH160 Helicopter with Lounge Interior Set for European Debut

Italy's Air Corporate plans to base a newly acquired ACH160 in a special ‘Lounge” configuration in Milan early next year.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Leonardo AW169 Gains EASA Skid, Single-Pilot SAR Approvals

EASA has certified the AW169 for skid gear and single-pilot advanced IFR search and rescue operations.
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Rotorcraft

DRF Luftrettung Orders Two Airbus H145s and Data Service Suite

Now flying 15 H145s and three H135s, German EMS operator DRF Luftrettung adds to its Airbus fleet with an order for two more H145s.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Sells Five 505 Singles Into The Baltics

Bell sold three 505s to Airborne during the European Rotors conference and appointed the company as its independent representative in the Baltic states.
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Aircraft

DRF Luftrettung Expands Airbus Air Ambulance Fleet

German air ambulance provider DRF Luftrettung has ordered more Airbus H145 helicopters and additional services from the manufacturer.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Safran Signs Saudis To Hourly Service Contract

Safran Helicopter Engines will provide support-by-the-hour for The Helicopter and Jet Company's Airbus fleet in Saudi Arabia.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Airbus Signs New Service Clients at European Rotors

Airbus Helicopters gained significant new fleet clients for its HCare product support program during this week's European Rotors conference.
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Engines

GE Delivers 250th CT7-2E1 Helicopter Engine

GE Aerospace has delivered its 250th CT7-2E1 helicopter engine to Leonardo Helicopter.
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Rotorcraft

Bristow CEO Reports Slow Ascent in Revenue

Helicopter services company Bristow Group quadruples net income on modest revenue gains.
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Aircraft

Hyundai's Supernal Previews its eVTOL Air Taxi Experience

At the recent NBAA-BACE trade show, FutureFlight got a front row seat for a simulated flight of Supernal’s planned SA-1 eVTOL aircraft.
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Engines

P&WC Engines Log 200,000 Hours on Polish Ambulances

Poland's LPR air ambulance service has logged more than 200,000 hours on its PW206B-powered Airbus H135 helicopter fleet.
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Accidents

Seven Die in AW109E Helicopter Crash in Italy

The helicopter went down shortly after departing Italy's Tremiti Islands, killing all seven aboard.
Rotorcraft

Study: eVTOL Industry Needs 10,000 Engineers

A study by VFS and Hysky Society urges diversity and inclusion to attract and retain needed engineering talent for new vertical flight programs.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Delivers Last Viper Attack Helicopter to Marines

The delivery of the last Bell AH-1Z helicopter to the U.S. Marine Corps marks the end of an era for U.S. forces.
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Rotorcraft

Rocketlab's Second S-92 Midair Rocket Capture Fails

Rocketlab pulls Sikorsky S-92 out of recovery area after telemetry failure.
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Rotorcraft

Autonomous Black Hawk Flies Resupply, Medevac Missions

An autonomous, uncrewed Sikorsky Black Hawk recently flew a variety of simulated military missions.
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