One soldier received minor injuries after an Australian Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter made a hard landing on June 22 while on operations in Afghanistan. According to the Department of Defence, the Chinook was involved in combat support operations in Kandahar province at the time the incident took place. An aircrewman was injured and treated on-site,
The US Army has taken delivery of its 100th modified CH-47F Chinook helicopter at Boeing’s completion centre in Millville, New Jersey. “The Boeing Millville team is proud to have delivered 100 modified Chinooks to the Army on time, using efficient, cost-saving processes,” said Peri Widener, Boeing vice president of Rotorcraft Support. “The modification work on
Sydney’s Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service will trial a new, highly sensitive thermal imaging camera supplied by Thales Australia. Thales is supplying the Sophie camera free of charge for an initial six month trial, which will also include training for the service’s helicopter crews. According to Thales, camera works by identifying body heat and
The Royal Australian Navy has held a ceremony to induct three new Bell 429 helicopters into service as part of the Retention and Motivation Initiative 2 Program. The June 5 ceremony at HMAS Albatross was officiated by the Commander of the Fleet Air Arm, Commodore Peter Laver, and attended by the Commanding Officer and personnel
Queensland based RACQ CareFlight Rescue has taken delivery of a pair of custom built Bell 412 helicopter simulators. The simulators, built by Flight Simulators Asia Pacific in consultation with CareFlight, are specifically configured for air-medical evacuation missions and feature a full dual cockpit and instrumentation as well as additional observer seats. CareFlight said the simulators,
Perth based fire-fighting Squirrel helicopters dropped their 15,000th load of water during the summer bush fire season. The AS350 B3 Squirrels have been operated by HNZ Australia out of Perth Airport since 2005. Patrolling a 120km radius around the WA capital, the four Helitacs work in conjunction with fixed-wing water bombers, with the more manoeuvrable
