Products From the Ray Prouty Archives: Stretching the Glide An engine will seldom pick the most convenient time and place to quit. For this reason, it is sometimes valuable to know how to milk…
Regulatory FAA Cracking Down on Improper ADS-B Codes The FAA said it is cracking down on improper ADS-B codes in 2018. Though improperly configured ADS-Bs broadcasting improper hexadecimal codes like 000000 or FFFFFF…
Products From the Ray Prouty Archives: Stability Augmentation Systems The goal of the helicopter designer is to make his aircraft have such good inherent flying qualities that the pilot requires no extra help. The…
Products From the Ray Prouty Archives: Sideslip and Bank A single-rotor helicopter, unlike an airplane, is not symmetrical and therein lies a possible source of confusion for those who fly both. When a helicopter…
Military Tiltrotor Predecessor, Short Takeoff Aircraft Adds to US Army Aviation Museum Showroom Before the tiltrotor became a viable concept, there was another design that attempted to combine the capabilities of a helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft. The…
Commercial This Photographer Prefers Working With Helicopters Over Drones The popularity of small unmanned aircraft systems has affected not only the consumer market, but also the commercial market. Drones can be found operating in…
Commercial Shell to Redevelop North Sea Offshore Oil Field Royal Dutch Shell said it plans to redevelop the Penguins oil and gas field in the North Sea. Media reports say this is the oil…
Military British Army Retires Lynx Helicopters The British Army is saying "goodbye" to the Westland Mk9 Lynx. After 40 years of a service, the aircraft is being decommissioned. According to the…
Public Service Helos with Monsoon Buckets Called in to New Zealand Fire A bush fired burned through more than 325 acres in the Northland region of New Zealand. According to New Zealand Harold’s The Country, one resident…
Public Service Helicopters Assist in California Mudslide Recovery Efforts A mudslide that stretched along the California coastline early Tuesday demolished homes and killed as many as 17 people as rescuers on the ground and…
Military A Changing Landscape in the Russian Helicopter Market The Russian helicopter market is on the verge of big changes, thanks to ever-recovering domestic production and increasing interests of foreign investors to localize production…