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Bell Helicopter is the launch customer for the Ascent(R) training equipments for helicopter. They have placed an order for a Bell 412EP convertible to Huey II Ascent(R) Flight Training Device (FTD) using synthetic display technology. This FTD is to be qualified as a level 5 FTD under the FAA regulations. The device will be used by Bell Helicopter for entry level pilots for cockpit familiarization, and to introduce Rotary Wing aircraft handling skills at the initial stages of training.
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Texas Aviation Services, with 140,000 square feet of facilities at Meacham Field in Fort Worth, TX, is an independent helicopter technical services company with 36 years of successful history. TAS specializes in both civilian and military helicopter completions, retrofits, MRO, avionics systems, integration, interiors, paint, component overhaul and engineering. Originally founded in 1971, TAS performs complex customizing projects on civilian Bell, Eurocopter, and other civilian helicopter types, and extensive retrofits on military Blackhawks. The Meacham Airport operations are one of the largest of their type in the mid-South, with the capacity for scores of helicopter projects per year. Additional information is available on the Web at http://www.texasaviationservices.com/. TAS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ranger Aerospace & Aeronautics, Inc. (http://www.rangeraerospace.com/).
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As LePage and Sikorsky were building their helicopters for the military, Bell Aircraft hired Arthur Young to help build a helicopter using Young's semi-rigid, teetering-blade rotor design, which utilized a weighted stabilizing bar. The subsequent Model 30 helicopter demonstrated the simplicity and ease of the design. The Model 30 was developed into the Bell 47, which became the first aircraft certificated for civilian use in the United States. Produced in several countries, the Bell 47 would become the most popular helicopter model for nearly 30 years.
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DENVER, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM) announced today that it has been chosen by AgustaWestland, Inc. to develop the multimission aeromedical interior for the US101 helicopter. Team US101, comprised of Lockheed Martin (prime contractor and systems integration), AgustaWestland (aircraft design) and Bell Helicopter (aircraft production), with General Electric supplying each helicopter with three CT7-8 engines, is offering the U.S. Air Force the US101 helicopter to meet its Combat Search and Rescue Replacement (CSAR-X) program needs. Lockheed Martin Systems Integration-Owego leads Team US101 and is responsible for overall program management and final aircraft delivery to the Air Force. CSAR-X is a U.S. Air Force initiative to procure more capable and survivable aircraft able to recover isolated personnel from hostile or denied territory. The three-engine US101 is the leading contender in the CSAR-X competition, with a large, flexible cabin and proven combat search and rescue performance. The Air Force intends to purchase 141 CSAR-X aircraft to replace its aging fleet of 102 HH-60G helicopters.
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(Piney Flats, Tenn.)- Edwards & Associates’, a Bell affiliate and Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, new 140-thousand square foot facility at the company’s 34-acre site in Northeast Tennessee clearly positions the company as the world leader in helicopter services and maintenance. The new facility is the result of record growth as Edwards continues to be the largest helicopter completion center in the United States.
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After the Texas Air Command Museum agreed to donate the Huey 091 to the National Museum of American History, a group of Vietnam veterans and other volunteers, formed the 091 Committee to facilitate the helicopter's transfer. The helicopter's month-long, cross-country delivery, billed as the Huey's "Final Journey Home," is an educational endeavor of the 091 Committee. Through the support of DynCorp, a CSC company, AMR/American Airlines, U.S. Helicopter, Novogratz Family Foundation, Bell Helicopter and the Allied Pilots Association, the 091 Committee raised the necessary funds to take the Huey 091 on a national tour that will end with its landing at the museum.
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