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February 28, 2014

Airborne 02.28.14: Red Bull Returns!, New Enstrom Heli, Cessna Latitude Performs

Also: Honeywell Heli-Forecast, CFI Renewal, True Blue Power, ANN Wants YOU For Oshkosh!

Are you ready to race? ANN was excited to report, earlier this year, that the Red Bull races are back on track for a full season in 2014, and now it has started. The first race of the season began today, Friday, February 28th, and continues through tomorrow in Abu Dhabi. U.S. cities scheduled for Red Bull Air Races in September and October are Fort Worth and Las Vegas. Sales of lightweight helicopters continue to grow and the Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has now entered the market with a helicopter designed for training. The newest member of its Enstrom family is called the TH180. The Latitude prototype successfully achieved full envelope performance for maximum speed … 440 kno

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Enstrom Helicopter Signs Contract With Venezuela

Sixteen Training Helicopters To Be Shipped In The Next 18 Months

Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has received a signed contract from the Venezuela Ministry of Defense for 16 training helicopters. The aircraft will be delivered within the next 18 months and will be used for training by the Venezuelan Air Force and Navy.

New Helicopter To Expand Capabilities For Alaskan Utility Missions

Nome, Alaska-based Bering Air has taken delivery of a new MD 500E helicopter, which will provide support for the construction of microwave Internet towers and operate charters in the mineral exploration fields, as well as assist in animal survey and capture work for customers such as the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Will Become Standard Equipment In All New Aircraft

Airbus Helicopters has announced its intention for all new aircraft produced by the company to be equipped with a cockpit image and flight data recorder.

Company Has Orders For 38 Of The Turbine-Powered Aircraft

Rolls-Royce has signed a multi-engine order with Scott's – Bell 47 and will deliver the first RR300 engine this summer for installation in a flight test aircraft. The company already has orders for 38 of its new 47GT-6 helicopters with first deliveries scheduled in 2016, and expects to produce more than 30 aircraft per year by 2017.

Offering Super Puma Multi-Mission Management System Retrofit Program To Support Offshore Operations Authorized Dealer, Heli-One Canada

Requests for Flight Management Systems (FMS) with mission support have increased in 2013, most notably among offshore and SAR operators of Airbus Helicopters’ AS332L and AS332L1 Super Puma models. Universal Avionics’ Multi-Mission Management System (MMMS) is the company’s flagship Special Mission FMS for installation in these helicopter models.

Danbury Aerospace Announces New Business Unit

Titan Aircraft Engines Moving To Its Own Facility, Will Add Staff

Danbury Aerospace says that their “completed engine business” has been spun off into a new and separate company. Titan Aircraft Engines based in San Antonio, TX. is presently moving into its own facility and staffing up quickly to meet current and expected demand.

Three Take Up New Duties With The Organization

The Aircraft Electronics Association recently promoted two long-time staff members and added another.

Multi-Function Display Provides Growth Path To Synthetic Vision, H-TAWS, And Multiscan Weather Radar

The Sikorsky S-92 helicopter will feature new Rockwell Collins MFD-268P2B Multi-Function Displays enabling growth to capabilities that will enhance situational awareness and flight safety. The new displays will be standard cockpit equipment for new aircraft delivered beginning in 2014.

Sky Connect Tracker III Delivers Fleet Communications And Improves Operational Safety For Global Helicopter Operators

The FAA has issued an STC to Honeywell for installation of the Sky Connect Tracker III in Sikorsky S-76, AgustaWestland AW139 and Airbus AS350 rotorcraft platforms. The company says the "all-in-one voice, text and tracking system from Honeywell Aerospace" is the first that enables simultaneous worldwide automated tracking, text messaging and voice capabilities to improve crew and passenger safety and increase aircraft availability.

Progresses To FAA Certification Flying Phase

AgustaWestland said at HELI-EXPO 2014 this week that it completed AW609 TiltRotor flight envelope expansion trials in December 2013, allowing the certification testing phase to commence as it makes progress towards FAA certification in 2017.

Buyers Lining Up For The New Jet Ranger X

With the reveal of the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X and a full-size mock up of the Bell 525 Relentless in search-and-rescue configuration, Bell Helicopter certainly made a splash at HELI-EXPO 2014. And by the end of the first day, Bell completed more than 100 signings that included the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X, 407GX, Bell 412EP and Bell 429.

EASA Approves Aspen Avionics For Airbus Helicopters

Motorflug Baden-Baden GmbH STC Now Available To Eurocopter 120B Operators

EASA has approved the installation of Aspen’s EFD1000H Primary Flight Display (PFD) into the Eurocopter 120B under EASA Supplemental Type Certificate 10048141.

Demonstrator Was Modified With A Datalink And Multi-Spectral Sensor Package

Sikorsky Aircraft's Matrix Technology autonomy research program has progressed to the second phase of flight test activities with the installation of advanced sensors that will allow the Sikorsky Autonomy Research Aircraft (SARA) to conduct real-time perception work.

Session Held At Heli-Expo Wednesday

NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen expressed measured optimism for the industry during a Feb. 26 discussion hosted by the Helicopter Association International (HAI) as part of its annual Heli-Expo in Anaheim, CA.