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Rotor & Wing article, May 2012: "Future Vertical Lift -- Investing in...
"Some believe the U.S. is falling behind in the development of new...
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Bell Helicopter's 429 Scores a 10 in India Marks 10th Country to... rotorpad.com
Bell Helicopter's 429 Scores a 10 in India Marks 10th Country to...
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Russian compound helicopters
Check out the latest photos from HeliRussia -- including exclusive pictures of new compound helicopter designs from the Russian Maslov ...
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Comanche case study
Defense Acquisition University has just published a journal article entitled "RAH-66 Comanche–The Self-Inflicted Termination: Exploring ...
Inside Defense ARJ dau.mil
An intriguing question in weapons acquisition is why some weapons programs—initially designated Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAP)—collapse after a long development process, resulting in wasted money and expertise. A salient illustration is the RAH-66 Comanche stealth helicopter. For 20 years, the Army designated the RAH-66 an MDAP. Yet, in 2004 the Army decided that the RAH-66 was no longe

Helicopter CEOs: Collaboration, Affordability Keys to Future Success aviationtoday.com
Heads of the world’s major helicopter manufacturers said that technological innovation, R&D spending, collaboration and affordable designs are paramount to the future success of the rotorcraft industry during last week’s AHS Forum 68 in Fort Worth, Texas. The May 1 roundtable discussion was

Leading Helicopter Experts Form New Consulting Firm verticalmag.com
Raymond A. Syms & Associates and RJ Alexander Consulting to form HeliExperts International LLC, the most qualified and experienced heliport firm in the U.S.

AHS Forum 68 a huge success!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the AHS Annual Forum. Over 1300 scientists, engineers, students, professors, ...

AHS Human Powered Helicopter Competition
This is a great story about a group of folks in Santa Cruz competing for the AHS HPH Prize. It's led by Neal Saiki, who had led a team ...
That's the frustrating story of human-powered helicopters and the prize coveted by virtually everyone who has designed the cumbersome beasts and tried to get them aloft. So far, nobody has come up with a muscle-driven machine...

Tragedy in Morocco involving V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft
Today on the AOPA's discussion site, I heard the news about another tragedy involving the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. Here's the ...
Two American soldiers were killed and two others wounded when a helicopter crashed in southern...

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March-April issue of Vertiflite online now available
AHS members can now log into the Members Only page and read the latest issue of Vertiflite online. Great articles on the fly-by-wire ...
My AHS vtol.org
My AHS is the new members only section of the AHS website, with access to your access to the Daxko membership database/portal, online Vertiflites and much more!

Aviation Week article on JMR
“It’s not clear how much technology will be demonstrated,” says Mike Hirschberg, executive director of the American Helicopter Society ...
U.S. Army Charts Path To New Rotorcraft aviationweek.com
After decades waiting in the wings, the rotorcraft R&D community is mobilizing to develop what could become the U.S. Army’s first clean-sheet design since the 1970s. The Joint Multi Role (JMR) concept evolved from an exhaustive...

AOL Defense, 3/9: "Army Seeks Brownout Fixes For Helo Pilots; Afghan Tests Loom"
"The dangers of DVE have been known for as long as helicopters have flown in sand, dust and snow," said Michael Hirschberg, executive ...
Army Seeks Brownout Fixes For Helo Pilots; Afghan Tests Loom defense.aol.com
The Army will test a new system designed to lessen the worst danger military helicopter crews and their passengers have faced during the wars in Iraq...

Bell Helicopter Signs Contract with Turkish National Police verticalmag.com
Bell Helicopter, announced it has signed a contract with the Turkish National Police for the purchase of 15 Bell 429s with deliveries to begin in May 2013.
