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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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Airbus Helicopters H160 received EASA certification

The new generation helicopter Airbus Helicopters H160 has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Now the manufacturing company Airbus plans to obtain a certificate from the US Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), after which the helicopter will be...

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Airbus H145 with five-bladed rotor is EASA certified

The new Airbus H145 helicopter with a five-blade rotor has been certified by the European Air Transport Safety Agency (EASA).

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The path of the new Russian helicopter VRT500 in the light class

Russian Helicopters Holding seeks to enter the Western market with the promising VRT500 helicopter. The new helicopter is being created in the class of light single-engine gas turbine cars up to two tons, in which the domestic manufacturer is introduced...

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South Korea conducted flight tests of a promising LCH helicopter

South Korea conducted flight tests of a prototype LCH (Light Civil Helicopter) helicopter. The flight took place at the headquarters of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) in Sacheon. The car spent 20 minutes in the air, performing a U-turn, circling and...

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Southeast Asia Small Aviation

Viewers of popular films about life in Southeast Asia may think that flying in civilian helicopters in the countries of this region is something mundane and widespread, as in Europe, the USA or the Far East. Meanwhile, in a number...

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Leonardo Helicopters to acquire 100% stake in Kopter

Italian engineering holding Leonardo Helicopters will acquire 100% of the shares of helicopter manufacturer Kopter. The transaction concluded with the investment company Lynwood will be closed in the first quarter of the year, its amount will be 185 million dollars.

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