Helicopter
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NASA
Helicopter Training for Artemis Missions
NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick (left) and Mark Vande Hei (right) prepare to fly out to a landing zone in the Rocky Mountains as part of the certification run for the NASA Artemis course on Aug. 26, 2025. The mountains in northern Colorado offer similar visual illusions and flight environments to the Moon. The newly certified lander flight training course marks a key…
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Press Releases
Bell Announces First Flight of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CH-146C MK II Griffon Helicopter
Bell Textron Canada Limited a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced the successful first flight of one of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s modernized CH-146 Griffon helicopters, a variant of the Bell 412EP, under the Griffon Limited Life Extension (GLLE) project. Under GLLE, Bell will provide aircraft modifications to a series of the fleet’s aeronautical components, including its avionics systems,…
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Is Instrument Rating Important for Helicopter Pilots?
Becoming a helicopter pilot requires a lot of lessons and training, with hours of flight time that can take a while to build up. It can be difficult to see why you would make it harder on yourself by getting an instrument rating as well. But once you understand what instrument rating is, it’s easy to see why many helicopter…
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NASA
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to Begin New Demonstration Phase
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has a new mission. Having proven that powered, controlled flight is possible on the Red Planet, the Ingenuity experiment will soon embark on a new operations demonstration phase, exploring how aerial scouting and other functions could benefit future exploration of Mars and other worlds. This new phase will begin after the helicopter completes its next two flights.…
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NASA Sets Briefing to Discuss Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Next Steps
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter team will discuss plans for the rotorcraft’s remaining flight campaign during a virtual media briefing at 12:30 p.m. EDT (9:30 a.m. PDT) Friday, April 30. The helicopter has flown successfully three times and completed its mission objectives, and engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California aim to push the limits of what this experiment…
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Press Releases
The SB>1 DEFIANT hits a new speed record
The SB>1 DEFIANT hit a new speed record of 205 knots, or 236 miles per hour (mph), pushing the limit of conventional helicopter abilities to new heights. The DEFIANT is leading the charge for the Future Vertical Lift program, a plan by the U.S. military to replace its entire fleet with next-generation rotorcraft. A helicopter demonstrating this speed would improve…
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Erickson Announces The S-64F+ Air Crane® Helicopter
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Erickson Incorporated, a worldwide leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, has announced at Heli Expo, a new production line of the legacy Air Crane® helicopter introducing the S-64F+ to the market. Erickson’s recent aircraft orders and deliveries have signaled a demand for the S-64 as a firefighting platform of the future. We will transition…
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Autos
AIRBUS TEAMS UP WITH ASTON MARTIN TO LAUNCH THE ACH130 ASTON MARTIN EDITION
ACH130 Aston Martin Edition is the first offering from recently-announced partnership between Aston Martin Lagonda and Airbus Corporate HelicoptersFour unique Aston Martin signature designs available 3 January 2020, Courchevel: The ACH130 Aston Martin Edition, the first offering from the recently-announced partnership between Aston Martin Lagonda and Airbus Corporate Helicopters, was revealed today at Courchevel in the French Alps. This stylish…
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Sikorsky Introduces RAIDER X™, a NextGen Light-Attack Reconnaissance Helicopter Based on its Proven X2 Technology
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), today introduced RAIDER X™, its concept for an agile, lethal and survivable compound coaxial helicopter, specifically designed for securing vertical lift dominance against evolving peer and near-peer threats on the future battlefield. Through the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program, RAIDER X is the out-front platform in the Service’s…
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Honeywell’s T55 Engine Upgrade To Provide More Power, Better Fuel Efficiency For U.S. Army’s CH-47 Chinook
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) is finalizing a new and improved T55 engine to power the U.S. Army’s Chinook helicopters. The newest upgrade for the legendary T55 will offer over 20% more power at sea level, a nearly 10% power increase at high and hot altitudes, and use 9% less fuel than before. This new variant of the T55 will…
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