Military Photo Essay: Training with a CH-53E A U.S. Marine Corps Helicopter Support Team comprises eight landing support specialist Marines who ensure the equipment is properly attached and secured before pilots transport…
Military Senate Committee Adds $1B to US Army Budget Supporting Helo Procurement U.S. Army aircraft and combat vehicle procurement stand to receive billions in additional funding under a funding bill proposed by Senate appropriators Nov. 21. Senate…
Products From the Ray Prouty Archives: Crosscoupling Symmetry — or, better put, the lack of it in helicopters — is something pilots must be aware of when maneuvering. While airplanes are symmetrical,…
Training A Helicopter and Fixed-Wing Aircraft Collide in UK During Training A Cessna 152 collided with a helicopter during training flights Friday over Buckinghamshire, U.K. Four people were killed. Read more at The Independent.
Services The Drones are Coming Actually, the drones are here — by the thousands. With more than 670,000 registered, the FAA expects there will be nearly 7 million small unmanned…
Products Into the Vortex: A Common Aerodynamic Fix It’s quite an understatement to say that a lot goes into the design of any helicopter. I have extreme respect for the engineers that accomplished…
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IIOT Connected Helicopter Development, Usage Soaring The integration of newly available satellite and cellular-based data communications technologies, or “connectivity,” is creating new opportunities to improve helicopter offshore support, search and rescue
Military CH-53K May Fly Next Year at Berlin Air Show Lockheed Martin's CH-53K has been approved by the U.S. to fly at the Berlin air show in April 2018. It will mark the aircraft's international…
Products Search and Rescue Essential Equipment: Privatization and Innovation Driving Quality The helicopter first demonstrated its superiority over conventional fixed-wing aircraft for search and rescue (SAR) missions during World War II in the jungles of Burma.…
Commercial Flashback to February 1968: Dominion Helicopters Company Profile This article was originally published in the February 1968 issue of R&WI and has been edited to comply with current grammar and style guidelines. Check…