Helicopters

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• Mk3 Chinook Delivered to UK Royal Air Force

  
  DefenceTalk | Defense & Military News - Forums - Pictures - Weapons — Authority: 565
  LONDON: Boeing Defence UK Ltd., a subsidiary of The Boeing Company, today confirmed the Nov. 30 delivery of the first converted Chinook Mk3 helicopter to the Royal Air Force (RAF). Following the early delivery, the RAF declared Initial Operational Capability for Chinook Mk3, enabling the aircraft to begin supporting ...
  6 hours ago

• Its the Rotors: Anyone who lives in certain...

  
  Curbed LA — Authority: 614
  Anyone who lives in certain neighborhoods hears the constant LAPD helicopter action in the sky. Sounds like things are worse in Pasadena. According to the Pasadena Weekly , the skies are patrolled via "loud , Vietnam-era copters that the Police Department received for free through a military surplus program." But as ...
  11 hours ago

• SPY SHOTS: Lynx Heli Innovations T-Rex 700E conversion

  
  RC Heli Resource — Authority: 140
  Lynx is getting in the E-game with there new T-Rex 700 E-conversion kit. Reportedly the kit weighs in at 85g and uses the stock Align pinion gear. Totally adjustable mesh amd comes with the motor and frame stiffener as well. Looks like this is going to be a well designed conversion.Source: Lynx [...]
  12 hours ago

• R44 Helicopters Featured in Movie Poster

  
  An Eclectic Mind — Authority: 127
  Low budget production? We attempted to see Avatar in 3D yesterday at the local AMC movie theater. There weren’t 2 seats together in the entire theater, so we got a refund and left. I’m not paying $25 to watch a 2-1/2 hour movie sitting in crap seats halfway across the theater from my husband. Anyway, outside ...
  22 hours ago

• Wait, What?

  
  Blacknell.net — Authority: 130
  This piece over at dKos just highlighted a recent NATO request that I’d not heard about.  And what was that?  They asked Russia for helicopters to use in Afghanistan. Because, you know, that worked out so well last time: Do you think the person who thought that up understood the irony of it?  Maybe they ...
  1 day ago

• What’s With The Increasing Use Of Military Aircraft Over The San Fernando Valley?

  
  Your Moral Leader — Authority: 443
  A Valley resident tells me: Our theory is that they are getting the public used to seeing them. Over the last couple years, at least here in the Valley, we’ve had military helicopters fly over at least twice a week, and it’s increasing. I’m surprised at how many people don’t seem to notice. My [friend]’s an ...
  1 day ago

• 2 Replacement Tail Propellers for Black Ghost RC Helicopters

  
  Most-Gifted-Toys.com — Authority: 155
  2 Replacement Tail Propellers for Black Ghost RC Helicopters More Cheap Action Figure Toys at Low Price Related posts 4 Replacement Tail Propellers for Black Ghost RC Helicopters (0) Upgraded Replacement Tail Rotor - Fits Micro Mosquito RC Helicopters by Interactive Toy Concepts (0) Original Replacement Tail Rotor - ...
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• Australia Signs S-70A Black Hawk Through-Life Support Contract

  
  Defense Industry Daily — Authority: 565
  S-70A over Sydney (click to view full) Fresh off of a 7-year contract with BAE Australia to maintain its S-70B-2 naval helicopters, Australia’s DoD is signing a shorter contract with the same firm to cover the Army’s S-70A Black Hawk fleet. The Black Hawks began service in 1986, and the 3-year, A$ 35 million ...
  1 day ago

• Crew finds Centaur shipwreck

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  A search team has discovered the wreck of Australian wartime hospital ship Centaur. The WWII ship was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in 1943 and sank off the south-east Queensland coast. Of the 332 people on board the AHS Centaur only 64 survived. This morning, seven days into an official search, the crew of the ...
  2 days ago

• Accident Summaries – December 18, 2009.

  
  Velozia Air. Aviation news, facts, & opinions: expanded and uncomplicated. — Authority: 112
  TBM-850 similar to the one involved in the California accident. Photo by David Monniaux. The following are summaries of accidents that have occurred in the past few days.  Velozia Air may expand on each individual post in an upcoming post.  All accidents will be followed up as soon as their respective ...
  3 days ago

• Helicopter Sugar Cookies

  
  An Eclectic Mind — Authority: 127
  Bake your own fleet. They’re good to eat. Today, I made sugar cookies in the shape of helicopters for my cherry drying clients. It was a lot of work, but worth it. The cookies came out great and I think my clients will get a chuckle when they see them. The recipe is my grandfather’s recipe for sugar cookies. ...
  3 days ago

• The Price Of A Helicopter

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 177
  The British government has called for new Chinook helicopters to help its troops in Afghanistan. By President Obamas timetable, though, the war will be winding down long before the helicopters are ready. Peter Allen questions the decision to buy the flying machines in this London Comment.
  3 days ago

• Futuristic Looking Landrover Santa Sleigh

  
  Gadget News and Reviews — Authority: 460
  Back in the days before we had planes and helicopters, Santa used to use flying reindeer and his sleigh to deliver presents to kids who have been good. Fast forward to the future and Santa could be driving that land Rover concept design, which could allow him to ditch his traditional sleigh. Of course, based on the ...
  3 days ago

• Landmine blast as round 5 of Jharkhand polls begin (Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Ranchi, Dec 18 (IANS) Two security personnel were injured in a landmine blast and a school was blown up by as voting for the fifth and final phase of Jharkhand assembly polls began Friday amid violence by Maoists in several areas.Two security personnel were injured around 6.30 a.m. when Maoist rebels detonated a ...
  4 days ago

• Voting begins for final phase of Jharkhand assembly polls

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Ranchi, Dec 18 (ANI): Polling for the fifth and final phase of the five-phased Jharkhand assembly elections began amidst tight security on Friday morning.A total of 290 candidates are in the fray with nearly 3.5 million voters to cast votes between 7 am to 3 pm.The constituencies going for polls are Chatra, Latehar, ...
  4 days ago

• Voting begins for final phase of polling in Jharkhand

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Ranchi, Dec 18 (IANS) Voting for the fifth and final phase of Jharkhand assembly polls began Friday under heavy security arrangements including air surveillance, an official said.In the last phase of polls, voting began at 7 a.m. in 16 of the 81 assembly seats. In this phase, a total of 290 candidates are in the [...]
  4 days ago

• Australia Signs Long-Term S-70B Seahawk Maintenance Contract

  
  Defense Industry Daily — Authority: 565
  Rescue me… (click to view full) The Australian government recently announced a multi-year In Service Support contract to BAE Systems Australia Ltd., covering the Royal Australian Navy’s fleet of 16 S-70B-2 Seahawk helicopters. Australia’s naval S-70s contain features from the US Navy’s SH-60B and ...
  4 days ago

• Snagged chopper with poll staff makes emergency landing

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Ranchi, Dec 17 (IANS) A helicopter carrying polling officials had to make an emergency landing in Palamau district of Jharkhand Thursday, police sources said.“A helicopter carrying polling officials developed some technical snag and landed 100 metres away from airstrip on a farm land in Palamau district. There was ...
  4 days ago

• BJP hires three choppers for campaign

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Raipur, Dec 17 (IANS) Chhattisgarh’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which says it is fighting the civic bodies polls with limited resources, has hired three helicopters for the election campaign.“We have taken development schemes to village-level since the BJP formed the government in December 2003. Now we ...
  5 days ago

• Crash This Plane

  
  The RC Blog — Authority: 157
  I’ve destroyed enough RC toy airplanes to be very wary of putting a hobby-grade plane in the air. But this toy, another in the latest flying RCs from WowWee’s FlyTech line, is made for crashing. And not because it’s super strong and won’t break. Because it’s supposed to break apart. Fly, Crash, Fall Apart, ...
  5 days ago

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