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| US Navy helicopter San Diego Calif training 2007.
Photo courtesy of Jim Pratt "flybum" opens new window.
USN2007helicopter
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| May 17 - Plan in Clark County NV
would be largest public Heliport.
lvrj.com
ktnv.com
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| May 17 - Two Medi-Flight Helicopters sent to
Calaveras County Fair for injuries from ride failure.
thepinetree.net
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| May 17 - Top 3 fuel-saving techniques for pilots.
aopa
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| May 17 - Federal Judge ordered
Santa Monica Airport open to large jets.
surfSantaMonica
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| May 17 - US Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters
issues recommendations to help avoid future abrupt aircraft groundings.
dot.gov
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| May 17 - NASA to conduct Earth science research
with Northrop RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system.
nasaDryden
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| May 16 - Boeing Rotorcraft Systems division in
Philadelphia resumed operations on H-47 Chinook helicopter production line.
DoD reward for information on those responsible for vandalized helicopters.
boeing
wcbstv
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| May 16 - Pratt Whitney Canada and
Helicopters of Russia sign MOU to produce PW127TS for MI-38 helicopter.
pwc.ca
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| May 16 - AgustaWestland and Oboronprom Corp
launch cooperation in helicopter business.
agustawestland
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| May 16 - AirMed 206 retired "Sky Rambler"
helicopter after 22 years of service, Utah.
abc4
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| May 16 - Polk County Sheriff R44 Robinson helicopter
crashed while practicing emergency procedures at Lake Wales Airport, Florida.
faa
orlandoSentinel
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| May 16 - Jeppesen Sanderson Inc alliance partnership
with Hilton Software LLC new product " Jeppesen Mobile" Smart Phones, PDAs.
jeppesen.com
hiltonsoftware.com
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| May 16 - Lockheed awarded contract for first
increment of next generation of Global Positioning System (GPS Base IIIA)
Satellite radio navigation system that serves military and civil users world-wide.
lockheedmartin
defenselink.mil
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| May 16 - British Airways rise in annual profits,
high fuel costs pose challenges.
bbc
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| May 15 - Boeing plant investigation into how
two Chinook military helicopters were damaged nearing completion for US Army contract.
philly.com
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| May 15 - Columbia Helicopters 107-II helicopter
arriving in Ontario to assist in fighting BigHorn Fire, SoCalif
rotor.com
Bighorn Fire
inciweb.org
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| May 15 - Helicopter hauling trash from Kalalau
Valley along Na Pali Coast made hard landing, Kauai.
kauaiworld.com
faaRecord2
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| May 15 - China sends
more military and civilian helicopters into quake relief.
voanews.com
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| May 15 - CubCrafters CARBON CUB KIT introduced at Alaska show.
cubcrafters.com
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| May 15 - USAF Research Laboratory tested Arcturus
unmanned aerial vehhicle prototype, Pacific Alaska Range Complex.
af.mil
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| May 15 - NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory recent
supernova in Milky Way galaxy.
chandra
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| May 14 - Boeing Rotorcraft Systems temporarily
shut down production line of H-47 Chinook helicopters.
seattlepi
philly.com
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| May 14 - Eurocopter sued Bell Helicopter over
infringement of patent on Bell 429 landing gear.
reuters.com
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| May 14 - Bell 206 helicopter crashed in residential
neighbourhood Cranbrook BC Canada.
canada.com
theglobeandmail
canoe.ca
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| May 14 - Northrop selected by Royal Netherlands
Air Force to provide AAR-54 Missile Warning System for CH-47F Chinook helicopters.
prnewswire
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| May 14 - Students of failed Silver State
helicopter school sue lender.
signonsandiego
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| May 14 - Raytheon teams with Swift Engineering to
offer "KillerBee" Unmanned Aircraft System to US Navy.
prnewswire
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| May 14 - NTSB wants pilots of piston-powered aircraft
equipped with turbochargers to recognize signs of in flight fire and turbo failure.
ntsbPDF
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| May 14 - NASA Phoenix Mars Lander preparing to end
journey and begin 3 month mission. Scheduled touch down May 25.
JPLnasa
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| May 13 - Swift Enterprises with new general aviation
fuel. Less expensive, fuel-efficient, synthetic hydrocarbons derived from
biomass. Seamlessly replace 100LL.
swiftenterprises.com
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| May 13 - MD Helicopters with Mesa lease agreement.
Likely keep major part of company in Valley.
azcentral
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| May 13 - Bell Helicopter announced 412EP
achieved Joint Aviation Regulations Operations (JAR-OPS) status.
bellhelicopter.com
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| May 13 - US military helicopter
made emergency landing in Afghanistan.
bbc
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| May 13 - Airbus warned airlines of
further delays in receiving A380 superjumbo.
eads.com
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| May 13 - San Francisco International Airport
renovation of Terminal 2 for domestic operations, open 2010.
sfgate
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| May 13 - MS launched WorldWide Telescope.
Free tool will pan and zoom images from ground and space telescopes.
bbc
worldwidetelescope.org
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| Three US Marine H-53 Sea Stallion
heavyLift helicopters (over 20yrs old) brought out of retirement from
DavisMonthan AFB Ariz. will be upgraded and put back into active service.
photo Aug2005
navy.mil
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| Mars Spirit Opportunity rovers.
jplNasa
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| Events 2008 |
| PHPA Safety Seminar, Van Nuys Airport,
7277 Valjean Av., Van Nuys, CA 91406. Thursday, May 15, 2008
phpa.org
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| Golden West Regional Fly-in and Airshow,
June 6,7, 8 at Yuba County Airport in Marysville, Calif
goldenwestflyin.org
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| Red Bull Air Race World Series
redBullAirRace.com
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| Blue Angels Show Schedule
navy.mil
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| EAA B-17 Tour
b17.org
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| USAF Thunderbirds Show Schedule.
thunderbirds
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| Collings Foundation B-17 B-24
collingsfoundation.org
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Reno NV Air Races
airrace.org
ThunderMustang
rarebear
Bearcat F8F
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From 2008
HeliExpo 2008 Texas
AIN
From 2007
FAA Revised Instrument Flying Handbook
faa
HeliExpo 2007 Florida
AIN
Robinson R66 RR300 engine
rollsRoyce
X-47B Program Overview
northrop
From 2006
HeliExpo 2006 Texas
ain
From 2005
Sikorsky coaxial X2 helicopter
sikorsky
From 2004
Pilot Guide In-Flight Icing
nasa
From 2003
PopSci article on X-Plane Simulator
popsci
Astronomy Picture of the Day
gsfcNasa
From 2002
NIFC graphical TFRs
airspace.nifc.gov
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