The World of Aviation

An RAAF KC-30A MRTT has returned from a six week detachment to NAS Patuxent River in Maryland where it conducted a series of air-to-air refuelling trials with US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidons. From February 27 to Aril 14, the KC-30 along with members of 33SQN and the Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU) undertook the clearance

Embarking on a new helicopter service into the Timor Sea oil and gas fields at the height of the tropical wet season, with new aircraft operating from a new base, is not ideal. But, despite heavy rains, strong winds and the threat of cyclones, the initial performance of its five-year contract with petroleum giant ConocoPhillips

The US Army is studying future requirements for the AH-64 Apache which will take it beyond its current AH-64E Guardian configuration and may see it in service well beyond 2040. Three of the major changes being studied for the ‘Future Apache’ are new engines in the 3,000shp class, the addition of a propulsor in place

Hawker Pacific is demonstrating the new Bell 505 Jet Ranger X light single-turbine helicopter at the Rotortech conference on the Sunshine Coast this week. Launched at the 2014 Heli-Expo in Los Angeles, the 505 features a 505shp Turbomeca Arrius 2R engine with dual-channel full authority digital engine control (FADEC), a high inertia rotor system, and

A new safety message encouraging helicopter pilots to find a safe place to land when they encounter an abnormal situation while in flight has been launched at the Rotortech conference on the Sunshine Coast on Thursday. The joint initiative from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and the Australian

Embarking on a new helicopter service into the Timor Sea oil and gas fields at the height of the tropical wet season, with new aircraft operating from a new base, is not ideal. But, despite heavy rains, strong winds and the threat of cyclones, the initial performance of its five-year contract with petroleum giant ConocoPhillips