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October 17, 2014

Royal Jordanian Air Force Purchases Eight Robinson R44s

Aircraft To Be Used For Primary Helicopter Training At King Hussein Air College

The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) chose Robinson Helicopter Company’s R44 Raven II to replace its fleet of Hughes 500D helicopters that have been in service since 1981.

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First Redesigned Shaft Successfully Implemented On EC225s/EC725s

Airbus Helicopters Working With Operators To Retrofit Global Fleet

Airbus Helicopters is working alongside operators of its EC225 and EC725 aircraft to implement the final step of its proven solution: the retrofit of the worldwide EC225/EC725 fleet with the redesigned bevel gear vertical shaft, which was certified in April of this year.

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Bell Helicopter Contributes $1 Million To National Army Museum

Will Sponsor Exhibit Of UH-1 Iroquois 'Huey' Helicopter

Bell Helicopter will make a $1 million contribution to the National Museum of the United States Army. Bell Helicopter will sponsor its iconic Bell UH-1 Iroquois Utility Helicopter as the featured macro artifact of the Museum’s Vietnam War exhibit.

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Hartzell Developing Five-Blade Composite Props

Aerospace-Grade Carbon Fiber Materials Being Incorporated In The Swept-Tip Propellers

While Hartzell Propeller developmental activities for the company’s performance-boosting five-blade, swept-tip carbon fiber propellers will be featured at NBAA2014 next week, the company says it is working on several other yet-to-be-announced composite five-blade programs for turboprop business aircraft.

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Ohio Prisons To Test UAV 'Guard'

Will Employ Electrical Optical And Infrared Sensor Aboard Unmanned Aerostat

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC) will test an aerostat (tethered balloon) at the Lebanon and Warren Correctional Institutions to evaluate its ability to help prison personnel make the facility safer by more quickly detecting and responding to security issues.  This testing is in advance of an operational assessment that is expected to begin in November.

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Canadian FDM STC For Airbus EC135 Includes Engine (VEMD) Data

Latitude IONode Approved By Transport Canada

Transport Canada has granted an STC to Latitude Technologies for installation of its IONode ION100 lightweight flight data recorder (LFDR) on the Airbus EC135 light helicopter.

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Two More AW169s Sold In The UK

Scheduled For Delivery In 2016 To Undisclosed Buyers

Two more AW169 helicopters have been sold in the UK for corporate transportation. The helicopters, sold to undisclosed corporate customers, are scheduled to be delivered in 2016. This latest contract brings the total sales of AW169 helicopters in the UK to 13, for air ambulance and corporate/VIP transport applications.

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Garmin Offers Stand-Alone ADS-B Solution For Business, Transport Aircraft

Provides NextGen Benefits While Meeting Airspace Requirements

Garmin has established strategic partnerships with select members of the company’s Authorized Dealer Network to provide a stand-alone Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) solution for popular business and transport aircraft.

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