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One of two AgustaWestland’s AW609 tiltrotor prototypes crashed during a test flight on October 30, killing its two crew, an Italian and an American pilot. Tiltrotor N609AG was the second 609 prototype built, and crashed into a field near the town of Santhià, around 30nm south-west AgustaWestland’s Cascina Costa headquarters from where it had departed. This content
The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) has demonstrated a range of its fixed wing and helicopter firefighting capabilities at the Sydney International Regatta Centre in Penrith, including an impressive display by the recently arrived McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Very Large Air Tanker (VLAT). October 1 marked the official start of a two-year $9.8 million trial to allow the NSW RFS examine
Airbus Helicopters has achieved factory acceptance of HATS01, the first of 15 EC135 T2+ helicopters destined for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) that will be based at HMAS Albatross. Prime contractor Boeing Defence Australia joined representatives of the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army for the factory acceptance ceremony
Lockheed Martin has emerged as the successful bidder for Sikorsky in a US$9.0 billion deal that will see the world’s biggest military helicopter manufacturer join the fold of the world’s biggest defence contractor. “Sikorsky is a natural fit for Lockheed Martin and complements our broad portfolio of world-class aerospace and defence products and technologies,” Marillyn Hewson,
Airbus Helicopters has unveiled its Bluecopter, a modified H135 demonstrator designed to validate a number of new components and features to make its helicopters quieter and more fuel efficient with reduced environmental emissions. The Bluecopter made its public debut at Airbus Helicopters’ Donauwörth, Germany, facility on July 7 where it performed a handling display, but had
Bell Helicopter’s fly-by-wire 525 Relentless made its first flight on July 1 from the company’s assembly center in Amarillo, Texas. Unveiled at Heli-Expo in 2012, the 525’s first flight test started with a taxi test and ground maneuvering before lifting off into a hover. Once airborne, the aircraft N525TA also performed various hover manoeuvres and
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