Articles for category HeliNews Headlines
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Jun
03
2024
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The pilot was practicing various flight profiles over a pond in his helicopter. After completing the first profile, he began a profile that included a normal takeoff, a 10-ft hover, an acceleration to 40 kts, a climb to 50 ft above ground level, then a return to a 10-ft hover. On the pilot’s second attempt at this maneuver, when decelerating and descending back down to a 10 ft hover, the helicopter descended too low. The front skids caught the water and the helicopter descended into the pond, substantially damaging the tail rotor assembly and the main rotor blades. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation. He also described that the weather and water conditions at the time of the accident were “calm and clear with no wind ripples on the water surface,” and that this produced a “mirroring effect” that hindered his depth perception.
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Jun
03
2024
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Vigo, Spain, 03 June 2024 – CENTUM has today released data covering the past year showing how Lifeseeker, its airborne phone location system, is helping Search and Rescue (SAR) teams around the world. With the number of successful missions increasing every year, it is becoming clear that Lifeseeker is an important part of SAR teams’ arsenal, particularly for rescues in urban and rural areas.
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The XB-70 in the hangar at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. (Image credit: U.S. Air Force)"
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The YF-16 #2 at the unveiling ceremony on Jun. 1, 2024. (Image credit: Gherardo Fontana
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Satellite image of the Marinovka air base showing the protective shelters/hangars. (Image credit:
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A Finnish F/A-18C/D releasing an AGM-158 JASSM in tests that were conducted on March 5 and 9, 2018.
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View of the USS Bataan from across the West Side Highway in Manhattan, NY. Large crowds waited on
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With the world’s two dominant OEMs booked up through the end of the decade, is there room for a new
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FAAST Blast — Week of May 27-June 2, 2024Biweekly FAA Safety Briefing News Update Mark Your
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HeliNews Headlines
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May
31
2024
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31 May 2024 – GPMS International announced today that The Aerotech Group, South Australia’s largest privately owned aviation operator, has completed installation of Foresight MX HUMS on one of their UH-60 Black Hawks. Additionally, Aerotech has placed a follow-on order with options for additional aircraft.
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Aerotech Group
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