Airbus Helicopters has kicked off flight testing of the H160M Guepard it is developing on behalf of the French armed forces. Building on the civil H160 which entered service in late 2021, the military ...

France completed a first operational test campaign of the NH90's Special Forces variant, also called Standard 2, ahead of the first deliveries this year. France's Directorate General of Armaments ...

Eurocopter announced today that it has begun test flights of the X3 demonstrator for its innovative high-speed, long-range Hybrid Helicopter (H3) concept, which combines excellent vertical takeoff and ...

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Leonardo Helicopters has resumed test flights of its single-engined AW09 following a five-month pause to address a manufacturing non-conformity issue in the main gearbox. But thanks to a rescheduling ...

The offshore patrol vessel of the Royal Navy, HMS Trent, has completed testing of a new Helicopter Visual Landing Aid System (HVLAS), designed to enhance safety during helicopter operations in adverse ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. William Donald "Don" Eastman, Jr. (b. 1932) was the first pilot to demonstrate the feasibility of air-to-air refueling of helicopters as well as ...

Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems says it has test-fired a wireless version of its TOW anti-armor missile from a Navy helicopter in a first for the venerable weapon system. The company announced ...

"The helicopter lectures were inaugurated at the Naval Test Pilot Shool in 1961."--Foreword. Introduction to the helicopter -- Performance -- Stability and control ...