Time for you to fly after you get your Pilot's License
Time for you to fly after you get your Pilot's License
The prototype of the AW249 during its first flight on Mar. 19, 2023. (Reader’s submission) Another AW249 NEES has flown. This one sports the standard olive drab paint scheme used by the Italian Army helicopters. A new Leonardo AW249 NEES (Nuovo Elicottero da Esplorazione e Scorta / New Exploration and Escort Helicopter), has carried out its …
The first Ukrainian UH-60 Black Hawk. (Photo: Ukrainian Directorate of Intelligence) The Directorate of Intelligence published the photos online showing the unannounced delivery of the US-made helicopter. After receiving the former British Sea King helicopters, it appears that Ukraine has now fielded another western helicopter: the US-made UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. In fact, the Directorate …
One of the first two AW119T for the Turkish Land Forces Command (Image credit: Oscar Bernardi) Here’s our first look at the AW119T destined to the TLFC (Turkish Land Forces Command). The photo in this article was taken by our contributor Oscar Bernardi recently. It shows a Leonardo AW119T Koala, during a test flight from …
Main image: the new AW169M of the Guardia di Finanza (Image credit: Oscar Bernardi). In the boxes, the AW169 for Austria Photo: Daniel Trippolt / Bundesheer); the GdF AW169M in flight (Leonardo) and a close up view (Oscar Bernardi) The Austrian military and the Italian Guardia di Finanza are the first operators of the newest …
File photo of a U.S. Pararescueman preparing to move a simulated casualty to a HH-60W combat rescue helicopter during a casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) exercise while his teammates secure the perimeter at an undisclosed Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa area of responsibility, Dec 8, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns) The …
Former British military Sea King in Ukrainian service (Frames from Oleksiy Reznikov’s video) First British Sea King helicopter has been delivered and received Ukrainian markings. The Ukrainian Navy has received the first WS-61 Sea King helicopter supplied by the UK. The video, providing a first look at the former Royal Navy helicopter sporting Ukrainian markings …
File photo of the Ukrainian H-225 involved in the crash on Jan. 18, 2023. (Image credit: Ukraine’s MoI) The helicopter crashed near a kindergarten killing the Ministry, part of his team, and three children. A Ukrainian H-225 Super Puma helicopter has crashed at 08:20AM LT on Jan. 18, 2023, in Brovary, an eastern suburb of …
The V-280 demonstrator in forward flight mode. (Photo: Bell) Bell’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor won against Sikorsky’s Defiant compound helicopter and is set to become the new utility rotorcraft of the U.S. Army. The U.S. Army has awarded the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft contract to Bell and its V-280 Valor tiltrotor. The announcement arrived on …
Italian Army UH-90A (Image credit: NHIndustries) Italian Army’s UH-90A helicopter fleet handover complete. The Esercito Italiano took delivery of the the 60th and final UH-90A (NATO designation for the Italian Army NH90 TTH) multirole helicopter. The aircraft, assembled at Leonardo’s Venice Tessera facility, was handed over the service on Nov. 25, 2022, during an official …
CH-47F Chinooks of 298 Squadron. (All images: Author) Falcon Autumn 2022 saw the participation of Dutch, U.S. and Polish helicopters. Between Oct. 31 and Nov. 18, 2022, exercise Falcon Autumn 2022 took place in the Netherlands. Over 1,000 troops and 37 helicopters from three nations trained together to prepare for large airborne operations. The participating …