helicopter

  1. Flyaway

    Unsecured penguin caused helicopter crash in South Africa

    And so their revenge begins. Unsecured penguin caused helicopter crash in South Africa https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5xx036p4vo
  2. H

    Helicopter crashes in Hudson River in New York City, all 6 on board killed

    https://abcnews.go.com/US/helicopter-crashes-hudson-river-new-york-city/story?id=120691975#:~:text=All%20six%20people%20on%20board,according%20to%20law%20enforcement%20sources. Regards,
  3. Stargazer

    Prototypes and projects from Latvia's RKIIGA

    The world-famous RKIIGA (Riga Red Banner Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers) will celebrate its 106th anniversary in May 2025. Its history started in 1919 when the School of Aviation Mechanics was opened in Kyiv, which later continued its work in Riga. The institute changed names several...
  4. A

    Heliofly I and III

    In 1940 Austrian inventor Paul Baumgärtl created the world's first backpack helicopter, the Heliofly. The first design (Heliofly I) was essentially designed as a parachute, which would allow soldiers to descend from mountains and hills (and potentially engage in combat while flying). It weighed...
  5. RavenOne

    Robinson Helicopters R88

    Greetings from Dallas as here for Verticon 2025 (formerly Heli Expo for several decades) organised by the Vertical Aviation International (formerly Helicopter Association International) so privileged to be invited by Robinson Helicopter to see their revolutionary new R88. As a first it carries...
  6. persil

    Book on Masquito helicopter endeavours

    Hi my friends! Quite recently one of the this forum users (@StriX) poked me and in effect triggered me to follow what I have on my mind for w while: to compile a publication on a Masquito helicopters. As you may know - there is two members to the family - the M58 and the M80, but in total the...
  7. persil

    NR550 coaxial helicopter from Germany

    Hi friends. A new helicopter is here - the NR550 Freighter. It is a single-seat coaxial helicopter designed by the team which previously was involved in development of other coaxial helicopters in Germany. The main person behind it is Mr Vitali Brandt (original spelling). Project is based in...
  8. S

    Washington DC air collision (January 2025)

    American Eagle Flight 5342, a CRJ-700, has collided with a US Army Blackhawk out of Fort Belvoir near Reagan International Airport in D.C. Current reports say both the helicopter, and the two halves of the CRJ, are in the Potomac River. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cy7kxx74yxlt
  9. persil

    TESI HUAM (Helicopter Urban Air Mobility) helicopter.

    Hi. Today I encountered facebook post showing high-school trip to the TESI company in Italy. Among pictures supplementing this post are couple showing a helicopter. Description mentions that it is a prototype located in its R&D department and is undergoing "certification". Here is a picture of...
  10. Triton

    USAF Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH)

    RFP Kicks Off USAF Combat Rescue Helo Posted by Graham Warwick 7:22 AM on Oct 23, 2012 Source: http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a02eaab0a-317e-4b98-8774-bc1faedaf2ea No...
  11. persil

    Helicopter to ID (Helitek KRONO 102??)

    Hi friends, Recently I stumbled upon a >>facebook post<< showing a couple of pictures of a two-seater helicopter. It resembles a Rotorway Exec - especially when you look at rotors - but comments say that it is a different animal powered by a Jabiru 3300 Gen4 engine, with fuel system and exhaust...
  12. persil

    Seibel Helicopters

    Vertical Flight Society just published excellent video narrated by Cherles Seibel himself about Seibel helicopters. Described are: - Seibel S-1 (design study on tiltrotor) - Seibel S-2 (design study on coaxial helicopter) - Seibel S-3 (single-seat helicopter with CG control mechanism...
  13. M

    Heavy Air Cruiser

    Greetings, saw a thread on the forum with a flying SAM. I have an idea to develop such a project using a mega helicopter with good armor, missile interception, missiles in the arsenal of the helicopter (beech and others). Help to develop such a project
  14. persil

    Schweizer S444

    Schweizer's CEO - David Horton - during 2024 edition of Heli-Expo teased about company's potential next project (if funding will be available) - the model S444: Source
  15. uk 75

    NATO helicopter gunship for the 70s

    Although the excellent AH1 Cobra was deployed to Europe in the 1970s and received TOW missiles to help it kill Soviet armour, noone else in NATO could afford it. That left W Germany sticking six HOT missile launchers on its Bo 105 light observation helicopter and the British Army SS11 missiles...
  16. blockhaj

    Swedish Military Helicopter projects

    Sweden is generally a very small player on the helicopter market, however, there are a number of projects throughout history. If you know any little information, please post here. Below i put a Westland Lynx armed with eight RBS70 anti aircraft missiles, probably a mockup, iirc from 1989.
  17. uk 75

    NATO Cobras

    The US Huey Cobra was a formidable gunship helicopter. Unlike the later Apache which has found widespread use.with NATO, the Cobra did not get much NATO use. West Germany should have been a major user. TOW equipped Cobras would have added much to Bundeswehr units. Instead the Boelkow B105...
  18. F.L.

    Iranian forward base / helicopter / UAV carriers.

    A thread or discuss about Iranian forward base/helicopter carrier IRINS Makran. Projects, armament and other.
  19. T

    I am working on a science fiction story and need some help with designing and drawing

    I am amateur writer, I am currently on my 26th page of what I am writing. I have so far come up with help of friends in the military : 1. Tank with two variants (tracks and wheels) 2. Support vehicle of said tank Now I am lacking other important components of army : helicopters and planes...
  20. NicholasConcu

    A129 International documentation

    Looking for any documentation in regards to the A129 International, i have some stuff of my own however it wouldn't hurt having a bit more since this helicopter has not really been vastly documented when compared to other counterparts.
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