Pilot, Jeff Pino, Fatally Injured In The Accident

ANN RealTime Update -- 020516, 2114 ET: ANN is aggrieved to confirm that the aircraft involved in this tragedy was none other than former Sikorsky Boss Jeff Pino's 'Big Beautiful Doll.' A good friend and a member of the 'Let Bob Fly' inner circle, Pino has been confirmed as having died in the crash, and that another person was on board when the aircraft went down. The second ID has yet to be confirmed. The accident site has left little clue as to what happened and the so-called witness reports don't lend a lot of data as yet. However; something appears to have gone quite wrong in that the impact debris ring suggests a high-speed, near-vertical, impact. We're going to be very interested in what happ

Aircraft Was Reportedly Operating Above 400 Feet, Missed Helo By About 20 Feet... AFTER Helo Went For CLOSER Look

Around noon Wednesday, the crew of the Fresno County (CA) Sheriff's Office (FSO) helicopter, EAGLE One, was traveling to Shaver Lake to survey snow levels when they encountered a dangerous situation.

Second Contract Provides For Support Of The Aircraft

A contract has been signed between Affinity Flying Training Services and Beechcraft Defense Company under which Beechcraft will provide 10 Beechcraft T-6C Texan II military training aircraft to the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) program.

Wasp Engine Joins Over 250 Other ASME Landmarks Around The World

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has designated Pratt & Whitney's R-1340 Wasp A engine as a historic engineering landmark, recognizing its technical significance in engineering and aviation.

Company Official Hints At Multiple New Shepard Flight Tests In The Next Two Years

Blue Origin, which has largely kept development of its rockets out of the media, has allowed a peek behind the curtain at the company's future plans.

Deliveries To Begin In The Fourth Quarter Of 2016

MD Helicopters has been successful in its bid to supply six MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopters to Malaysia’s Ministry of Defense. MDHI will deliver the launch helicopters to Malaysian Army Aviation (Pasukan Udara Tentera Darat; PUTD) beginning in the fourth quarter of 2016, with the full fleet to deliver by the end of Q1 2017.

Multi-Year, Multimillion-Dollar Investment Results In Five New Composite Propellers

Through a multiyear, multimillion-dollar investment in advanced aerodynamics and manufacturing techniques, Hartzell Propeller ways it has has strengthened its global leadership in turboprop propellers.

Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority Suspends Certificate For Briston S-76C++ Aircraft

A Sikorsky S-76C++ helicopter belonging to Bristow Helicopters went down Wednesday with 11 people on board, causing the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) ground the company's aircraft of that type.

Planning Stopped For The Show, Which Would Be The First Since 2012

Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington State recently announced plans to hold an airshow at the base in August for the first time since 2012, but for now, the base has shelved those plans.

"The Wasp engine is a most deserving addition to ASME's roster of mechanical engineering landmarks." Source: ASME President Julio C. Guerrero.

A type of approach with vertical guidance (APV) based on WAAS, published on RNAV (GPS) approach charts.

214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron Royal Air Force

Welcome to the RAF (FMS) 214 Squadron Web Site. The main purpose of the site is to bring the veterans and families of the 214 together to ensure that the legacy of our heroes is passed on to our grandchildren, great grandchildren and all future generations of our families to come.