A mockup of the newly-launched Bell 505 Jet Ranger X will be a star exhibit at the forthcoming Rotor Tech 2014 conference and trade show, organisers have announced. Bell launched the 505 at the Heli-Expo convention in Anaheim, California, in February, and a mockup of the new light single helicopter is due to go on
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Airbus Helicopters has launched a new version of the EC225 at the Heli-Expo exposition in Los Angeles. Dubbed the EC225e, the new model was launched on the back of an order for 15 machines by Lease Corporation International (LCI). Designed for the offshore mission, the EC225e will feature improved capabilities including greater fuel capacity, more
Bell has unveiled a full-scale mock-up of its new 505 Jet Ranger X at the Heli-Expo 2014 in Los Angeles. Previously known as the Short Light Single (SLS), the 505 will be feature a Turbomeca Arrius 2R engine with dual FADEC providing 376kW at takeoff, a high inertia rotor system, and the Garmin G1000H avionics
Rolls-Royce has announced at Heli-Expo the opening of a 24/7 operations centre for its civil helicopter engines. The company says the new centre will be “the focal point of a series of improvements to the customer experience for helicopter engine operators and fleets, aimed at further enhancing mission success.” “Rolls-Royce has always been focused on
The re-branding of the former EADS and Airbus sub-brands is continuing, with American Eurocopter changing its name to Airbus Helicopters Inc. (AHI) on February 1. Heading up the new entity will be President and CEO, Marc Paganini, with the company headquarters to remain at Grand Prairie near Dallas in Texas, and the manufacturing and assembly
