Rotorcraft

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

Bell 407GXi helicopter parked on airport ramp
Feb 6, 2023 - 10:29 AM
Life Flight Network Adds Four Bell 407GXi Helicopters
Air ambulance provider Life Flight Network has expanded its Bell helicopter fleet to 29 with the recent addition of four Model 407GXis.
Hill Helicopters GT50 turbine engine
Feb 6, 2023 - 9:34 AM
Hill Says Turbine Engine for HX50 To Cost Under $100k
According to Hill Helicopters, the unit cost of the GT50 turbine engine for its HX50 helicopter will be less than $100,000.
Bell 525 Relentless Helicopter on airport ramp
Feb 2, 2023 - 10:13 AM
Bell Sets Sights on 2023 Certification for 525 Helo
Bell CEO Mitch Snyder notes that final type approval is in the FAA hands but the company's intent is to complete certification this year.
Feb 2, 2023 - 9:00 AM
Helicopter Pilot Arrested for Drunk Driving on Way to Work
A helicopter air ambulance pilot on his way to work was arrested for drunk driving after passing a sheriff's deputy's car.
Feb 1, 2023 - 11:46 AM
Volatus To Build Vertiport Near Penn State University
Volatus plans to build an eVTOL vertiport at the Bellefonte Airport near Penn State University later this year.
Hill HX50 helicopter
Feb 1, 2023 - 8:07 AM
Hill Helicopters Tops 700 Orders
Hill plans to begin flight testing of its HX50 helicopter later this year.
Robinson R44 helicopter
Jan 30, 2023 - 5:02 PM
FAA Approves New Hartzell Starters for Robinsons
Hartzell Engine Tec has received FAA PMA for its Sky Tec HT starters for Robinson R22 and R44 helicopters.
CH-53K F-35C
Jan 27, 2023 - 5:41 AM
King Stallion Helicopter Demonstrates Lifting Power
Repositioning and retrieving aircraft is one of the tasks that the CH-53K military helicopter will perform in its operational life.
night vision mode view of man on ground pointing long gun at Michigan State Police helicopter
Jan 26, 2023 - 1:16 PM
Police Kill Man Lasing, Shooting at Helicopter
A 33-year-old Detroit man who opened fire on state police helicopter was fatally shot by officers on the ground.
Bell 505 in hangar
Jan 26, 2023 - 10:16 AM
Bell's Civil Helicopter Deliveries Surge in 2022
Despite a decline in deliveries of Bell military helicopters last year, the company delivered 176 civil helicopters in 2022, up from 156 the prior year.