Category: Helicopters

Up to 100 Australian-operated Robinson R44 helicopters could be grounded by the end of the month if owners fail to comply with recommendations to replace fire-prone fuel tanks. An inquiry by the ATSB released today blamed the all-aluminum fuel tanks for the deaths of four retired CSIRO scientists following a low-impact helicopter crash south of

Hawker Pacific has announced the delivery of a used Bell 407 Helicopter to an unnamed north Queensland operator. Hawker said the deal was a milestone in its efforts to service the pre-owned helicopter market in the region. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest

AgustaWestland has unveiled the world’s first electric tilt-rotor to demonstrate what the company sees as the future of rotorcraft. The hitherto secret ‘Project Zero’ made its first unmanned tethered flight in June 2011 at AugstaWestland’s Cascina Costa facility in Italy and has since performed several untethered hover flights inside a ‘secured area,’ the company says.

The S-92 global helicopter fleet has surpassed 500,000 flight hours. “In the nine years that the S-92 has been steadily carving its place in the large helicopter market segment, it has grown from the ‘new kid on the block’ proving its potential to a super performer in a variety of missions,” said Carey Bond, President