Military Army Rotorcraft Acquisition The big overarching question: Will the service overcome previous procurement pitfalls associated with the RAH-66 Comanche — a $7 billion program cancelled by the Army…
Commercial Pilot Fatigue and FDTL: Helicopters Are Different Dr. Katherine A. Wilson, a senior human performance investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), presents two case studies to highlight the “nuts &…
Commercial Crash-Resistant Fuel Systems and the FAA Part 44737 of the law gives helicopter manufacturers until April 5 next year to comply with the inclusion of the systems on all newly built…
Military A Brief History of Wargaming The RAND (Research ANd Development) Corporation, a global policy think tank created by General ‘Hap’ Arnold, defines wargames as “analytic games that simulate aspects of…
Commercial Helideck Safety Standards Since 1988, HSAC has published over 33 Recommended Practices (RPs), offering recommended methods of accomplishing a listed procedure in a safe manner. Of these, 15…
Safety Is My Helicopter Airworthy? The words on the airworthiness certificate provide the basis for determining whether an aircraft is safe to fly and are followed by some specific actions…
Commercial The Next Decade The next decade looks to be one of modest declines or steady-state sales for the rotorcraft industry in both the civil and military markets worldwide,…
Commercial Single-Engine IFR Rotorcraft technology is advancing faster than regulations can be rewritten to account for new capabilities, like safely flying single-engine aircraft in foul weather or soon,…
Commercial Modern Engine Updates From rotary, radial and reciprocating gasoline engines used on first-generation helicopters to gas turboshaft engines found on modern helicopters, an engine’s function is to provide…
Commercial A Day in the Life--Flying Offshore The Gulf of Mexico is a seabed that seems to offer a never-ending supply of crude oil and natural gas, covered by 587,000 square miles…
Commercial eVTOLution--Gaining Ground The urban air mobility (UAM) vision of carrying a high volume of commuters and other passengers affordably and quickly to their destinations in several dozen…