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National Defense
May 2011
Eric Beidel |
Manufacturers: Technology Will Make Rotorcraft Faster, Safer The Pentagon's investment in rotorcraft science and technology has decreased dramatically over the past 25 years, but companies have been tinkering around in their own shops trying to fill innovation gaps.   |
National Defense
August 2014
Eric Braganca |
Affordable Options Available to Upgrade Military Helicopters While many portions of the defense budget are shrinking, the portion allocated to purchasing helicopters is falling through the floor over the next few years. |
National Defense
July 2014
Valerie Insinna |
Tiltrotor Sales Unlikely to Take Off, Industry Veteran Says Sergei Sikorsky is skeptical that tiltrotor aircraft will take the place of conventional helicopters. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2008 |
Eaton to Supply CH-53K Helicopter Cockpit Control Panels, Dimming Controllers Eaton personnel will provide the lighted control-panel support hardware for five helicopter ship sets, as well as system development test sets, during the development of the military heavy-lift helicopter. |
National Defense
April 2005
Joe Pappalardo |
Taking Off Upgrades and a surge of new U.S. military orders should make the next 10 years a busy decade for rotorcraft manufacturers, according to a recent study by Forecast International Inc. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2010
Lawrence & Jenney |
The Fastest Helicopter on Earth Sikorsky aims to break the helicopter speed record |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2005
John Keller |
Lockheed Martin set to build new presidential helicopter The long-awaited competition to build the next generation of U.S. presidential helicopters came to a close Jan. 29 when U.S. Navy officials awarded a $1.7 billion contract to build the VXX helicopter to Lockheed Martin Systems Integration in Owego, N.Y. |
National Defense
May 2011
Eric Beidel |
European Helicopters Look to Take Off in U.S. Military Market At a helicopter exposition in Orlando last month, CEOs of European manufacturers made it clear: They are both partners and competitors of their U.S. counterparts. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2007
Jeff Wise |
High-Speed Helicopter Revolution: Sikorsky's Dual-Rotor Design Sikorsky Aircraft is testing a chopper that uses two sets of blades that spin in opposite directions as part of a suite of advances that should achieve nearly twice the speed of a conventional helicopter. |
Fast Company
October 2009
Tim McKeough |
Sikorsky's X2 Technology Doubles Chopper Speed The typical helicopter today chugs along at a respectable 150 miles per hour. With its aptly named X2 Technology, chopper maker Sikorsky hopes to have new helicopters flying nearly twice as fast. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2012
David Schneider |
Helicopters Go Electric Electric flight takes on the final frontier |
National Defense
February 2012
Dan Parsons |
Military Helicopter Fleets Showing Their Age Many models are expected to reach the end of their operational lives in the 2030 to 2040 timeframe. |
U.S. CPSC
May 29, 2008 |
Remote-Controlled Helicopter Toys Sold Exclusively in Walgreens Recalled Due to Fire and Burn Hazards by TWIE The rechargeable battery contained inside the helicopter can catch fire, igniting the helicopter and nearby combustible materials. This poses a burn or fire hazard to consumers. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2007
Rich Smith |
Quick Take: United Tech Illustrates a Point United Technology announces a sale of seven helicopters from its Sikorsky division to Britain's Bristow Group. |
National Defense
July 2005
Frank Colucci |
Helicopter Suppliers Must Modernize, Says Defense Industrial Policy Chief The Defense Department predicts that military helicopter suppliers will recover from the current slump in aircraft production if they invest in new manufacturing technologies. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2009
Logan Ward |
10 Most Brilliant Innovators of 2009: X2 Coaxial Rotor Helicopter Innovation promises a brighter future. Here is a look at 10 of this year's brilliant innovators and their inventions. |
