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NASA started testing a flying cab

NASA has begun testing an air cab, which may soon become a new form of urban and intercity transport. The car has a function of vertical takeoff and landing, can overcome up to 240 km in one flight and develop...

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The cabin of the Russian helicopter of the future is shown

“Russian Helicopters” presented a mock-up of the cockpit of an advanced Russian helicopter. The mock-up, shown at the “Army-2021” forum, will allow to practice several modern technologies, including the use of sensor “glass cockpit” with the control system on a...

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Helicopter flies on biofuel for the first time

A rescue helicopter made its first flight on environmentally friendly aviation fuel. The Airbus H145 of the non-profit rescue service ADAC Luftrettung opened a new page in world aviation, refueled with second-generation biofuel at the Harlahing station in Munich. The...

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Why Urban Air Mobility Projects Are Gaining Popularity

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is the new frontier in aviation. Its concept boils down to the creation of small, quiet and stable aircraft – public transport for intracity, short-haul and regional travel. What seemed like a pipe dream less than...

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Kopter SH09 turned into Leonardo AW09

Italian helicopter company Leonardo Helicopters and its Swiss subsidiary Kopter have renamed the SH09 single-engine helicopter to Leonardo AW09. The company expects to complete certification of the model by the end of 2023. The rebranding was announced almost a year...

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Airbus Helicopters expands cooperation on customer support programs: every fifth helicopter participates

In 2021, the number of helicopters connected to Airbus Helicopters HCare Smart and HCare Infinite customer support programs has grown to 2,400. Now one in five helicopters from the Airbus international fleet participates in the programs, said Christoph Sammert, executive...

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World fleet of civil and military helicopters: status and trends

Experts from the analytical company Cirium spoke about the state of the world fleet of civil and military helicopters, as well as supply trends. The data is provided by the Flightglobal.com portal. According to analysts, over the past 20 years...

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Bell unveils electric tail rotor system for helicopter

The American company Bell Helicopter demonstrated the Bell 429 helicopter with an electrically distributed torque stabilizer (EDAT) during the Aero-Montreal International Aerospace Innovation Forum in Quebec. “Our team has been designing and building commercial helicopters for almost 35 years and...

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Assembly of units of the first offshore helicopter has begun in Russia

The Russian Helicopters holding has announced the start of production of the first domestic offshore helicopter Mi-171A3. The assembly of individual components and assemblies of the machine started in the fall of 2020, and the creation of the first flight...

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Hill Helicopters Develops “Revolutionary” Premium Helicopter

British startup Hill Helicopters showed the first images of the light helicopter HX50, which, according to the developers, will “revolutionize the private aviation segment” by significantly reducing noise levels and ensuring safety and comfort during flight. The proposed images show...

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