Helicopters

  • The New Airbus Helicopters H160

    Say hello to the new Airbus H160 helicopter. The H160 is the first member of all-new “H” family that has been unveiled at Heli-Expo trade show. The entire design is based on the goal to create added value for customers in terms of performance, economic competitiveness, safety and comfort. The new H160 offers some radically…

  • Boeing Delivers 300th CH-47F Chinook to U.S. Army

    Boeing has delivered the 300th CH-47F Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army. The CH-47F has a modernized airframe, Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) cockpit that improves crew situational awareness and the Digital Automatic Flight Control System (DAFCS), which offers enhanced flight-control capabilities for the multitude of conditions in which the helicopter is used. “The Chinook…

  • First Flight of Sikorsky VS-300 75 Years ago

    75 years ago, Sikorsky founder Igor Sikorsky lifted off the ground to tabletop height in an experimental helicopter designated the VS-300. The first flight event began a four-year test program that proved the efficiency of Sikorsky’s single rotor design, and gave birth to a global helicopter industry, changing the course of aviation history. Video: Beitrag…

  • Sikorsky to reveal S-97 Raider

    Sikorsky will be revealing the new, top secret, S-97 Raider to the general public for the very first time on October 2nd! The Sikorsky S-97 Raider is a high-speed scout and attack helicopter based on the Sikorsky X2 demonstrator. The S-97 features coaxial main rotors and a pusher propeller, making the S-97 a compound helicopter.…

  • Bell unveils V-280 Valor Tiltrotor Concept

    Bell Helicopter revealed today the Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor concept, its offering for the U.S. Army Joint Multi Role/Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Technology Demonstrator (JMR/TD). The V-280 Valor is a clean sheet design to meet the Army’s medium-size requirement for as many as 4,000 aircraft in the coming years, replacing both the UH-60 Black Hawk…

  • Awesome Chopper Video – Wafi Helo Shoot

    Photographer Terry Moore posted this nice helicopter video involving an Eurocopter (Aérospatiale) AS350 flying heli ops somewhere in the jungle of Papua New Guinea. Watch at: http://www.terrymooreimages.com/p146566588/e78d6439

  • Eurocopter EC145 in Mercedes-Benz Style

    Eurocopter’s special edition EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style helicopter features a convenient modular interior and sets the standard for high-end corporate, executive and private operations. Created by a style team led by the Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Studio in Como, Italy, the interior of the Eurocopter EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style is inspired by the exclusivity of high-end vehicles in…

  • Video – Robinson R-22 Rescues P-51 Mustang

    How cool is that? Two guys in a Robinson R-22 fishing out a P-51 Mustang model airplane after it crashed into trees. True heros! 🙂

  • Happy Birthday CH-47 Chinook

    Boeing marks the 50th anniversary of delivering the first H-47 Chinook military helicopter. Boeing has delivered more than 1,200 Chinooks to 18 operators around the world since delivering the first to the U.S. Army on Aug. 16, 1962. More than 800 are in operation today, conducting combat, cargo transport and humanitarian relief missions. The Chinook,…

  • Video Tribute to the Huey

    A funny tribute video to the best utility helicopter ever built, the legendary Bell UH-1 “Huey” – in service since more than 50 years and still in production (modernized variants).

  • Video – AH-64 Apache Crashes in Afghanistan

    An AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed in Afghanistan after performing dangerous low-level maneuvers and then lost control. A spokesperson said the video was taken Feb. 6 in the Paktika province in Afghanistan. No one on the ground was injured and the aircrew survived. There was no enemy activity in the area and the US Army is…

  • US Army Gets 200th UH-72A Lakota Helicopter

    Last week, EADS North America delivered the 200th UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) to the U.S. Army. The UH-72 Lakota is a twin-engine helicopter with a single, four-bladed main rotor. The UH-72 is a militarized version of the Eurocopter EC145 and is built by American Eurocopter division of EADS North America. The 200th Lakota…

  • New Bell 525 Relentless Helicopter Unveiled

    At Heli-Expo, Bell Helicopter announced today the new Bell 525 Relentless “super medium” helicopter. The Bell 525 Relentless defines the new “super medium” product class – positioned at the upper end of the medium class and designed to offer best-in-class capabilities to customers. It features superior payload and range, cabin and cargo volumes and crew…

  • Videos – Mi-24 Hind Arrives at Heli Expo 2012

    Cold War Air Museum (CWAM) posted these amazing videos of a Mil Mi-24 Hind landing at Dallas Heli-Expo 2012. The Cold War Air Museum has two Mil MI-24 Hind in its inventory, both in flying condition. These are the only MI-24s on public display in the United States. Cockpit Video – Landing at Downtown Dallas…

  • Photos – Secret US Stealth Helicopter Spotted?

    Is this a secret US stealth attack helicopter? One thing is clear, this is not the secret stealth Blackhawk aka “StealthHawk” that crashed in Pakistan during the Bin Laden raid. This thing looks like a highly modified Bell AH-1 Cobra. These photos have been shot a few days ago by Axel from helikopterhysterie.com. In his…

  • Tactical Landing Video – Sick Chinook CH-47 Skills

    A RAF Boeing HC Mk2/2A Chinook performing a tactical landing and doing a reverse take off with front gear off the runway (pinnicle landing). Display Team is made up of personnel from RAF Odiham in Hampshire.

  • Video – Unmanned Kaman K-MAX Cargo Flight

    The Lockheed Martin/Kaman unmanned K-MAX successfully completed a five-day Quick Reaction Assessment (QRA) for the U.S. Navy’s Cargo Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program. The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin in December 2010 for unmanned K-MAX helicopters to perform in a U.S. Marine Corps evaluation of unmanned cargo resupply. The Navy intends to field a Cargo…

  • First Flight of T129 Helicopter Prototype (Photo)

    According to Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI) a first prototype of the T129 “P6” attack helicopter successfully conducted its first flight. The ATAK Program was initiated with the aim to meet the Attack/Tactical Reconnaissance Helicopter requirements of the Turkish Land Forces Command (TLF) by the integration of high-tech avionic equipment, hardware and software which will…

  • UK Orders 14 New Chinook Helicopters

    Boeing has received a $1.64 billion contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide 14 new CH-47 Chinook helicopters. The new-build CH-47 Mark (Mk)-6 Chinooks are part of the MOD’s Strategic Helicopter Vision to modernize its helicopter force structure, and will expand the RAF fleet to 60 Chinooks. “From the Falkland Islands to…

  • Photo of the Week – Kaman HH-43 Huskie In-Flight

    This week’s Photo of the Week is this vintage Kaman HH-43 Huskie catched at the Olympic Airshow in Tumwater, WA. This true treasure of aviation was used from the 1950s to the 1970s primarily for firefighting and rescue in the close vicinity of air bases, but was later utilized as a short range overland search…

  • Sweden Orders Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk

    Sikorsky Aircraft recently announced that the U.S. Government has agreed to sell 15 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to the Swedish Armed forces. The Swedish Armed Forces will use the aircraft for medical evacuation, utility, and search and rescue missions. Sikorsky will deliver six of the helicopters in 2011 and the remaining in 2012. The…

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