iscoverEurocopter commenced flight tests of its X3 (pronounced, ‘X-cubed’) hybrid helicopter demonstrator on September 6 at the Istres test facility in southern France. In order to keep development costs down, the X3 is a blend of the AS365 N3 Dauphin fuselage, EC155 main rotor, EC175 gearbox, NH 90 engines, and features the twin fin tail
Australian Aerospace reports the company is on track to deliver the 16th MRH90 helicopter to the ADF on schedule by the end of the year. Despite a three month grounding of the fleet earlier this year following an engine failure, the 13th MRH 90 was delivered on September 3, and another three are scheduled to
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a US$10m (A$10.5m) contract to develop software for the MH-60R ‘Romeo’ and MH-60S ‘Sierra’ helicopters to support the Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS). JMPS replaces older mission planning systems and uses commercial-off-the-shelf architecture that will standardise how mission flightplans are filed across the US military. This content is available exclusively
The Burmese government has reportedly purchased 50 Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters and 12 Mi-17 transports to support counter insurgency operations in that country. Some of the aircraft have been delivered and are being assembled in Meikthila. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of
Bell Helicopter has announced that it has received its first sale of a 429 in China during a sales tour in Zhuhai recently. The 429 has been sold to prominent industrialist Ren Jianjun, who also owns and operates a Bell 206B-3 JetRanger. Australian Aviation test flew the 429 recently during its Australian sales tour, and
Bell 407 operators are set to benefit from lower operating costs after the manufacturer made some changes to its Maintenance Manual, which it says will significantly lower its direct operating costs. The changes have seen Bell remove 14 items from the life limited section of the manual, and also made an adjustment to the on-condition
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