Rotorcraft
News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.
Volatus plans to build an eVTOL vertiport at the Bellefonte Airport near Penn State University later this year.
Hill plans to begin flight testing of its HX50 helicopter later this year.
Hartzell Engine Tec has received FAA PMA for its Sky Tec HT starters for Robinson R22 and R44 helicopters.
Repositioning and retrieving aircraft is one of the tasks that the CH-53K military helicopter will perform in its operational life.
A 33-year-old Detroit man who opened fire on state police helicopter was fatally shot by officers on the ground.
Despite a decline in deliveries of Bell military helicopters last year, the company delivered 176 civil helicopters in 2022, up from 156 the prior year.
Leonardo will fly its latest AW09 single turbine engine prototype with Safran's Arriel 2K engine.
Airbus Helicopters reported that it received 374 orders and made 344 deliveries last year.
The Canadian Business Aviation Association's participation in an industry-government advanced air mobility task group will help shape priorities for AAM.
Sales for preowned, single-engine helicopters were down 12 percent in 2022 as supply dwindles.