Russian Mil Mi-38 glass-cockpit helicopter to replace Mi-8s and Mi-17s

Mi-38 helicopter production to begin in 2013

14:08 02/12/2010 Russian Helicopters will start production of its new Mi-38 utility transport helicopter in 2013, after resolving engine supply problems with Canadian supplier Pratt & Whitney Canada, Russian state-owned rotorcraft builder Russian Helicopters said on Thursday.>>

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Theodore Roosevelt – « Speak softly, and carry a big stick »

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X-47B – US NAVY Joint UCAS-D to be unveiled late 2010

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US Boeing UAV helicopter tested in Belize

The A160 « Hummingbird » or YMQ-18 – its military designation – is an American unmanned helicopter that is being tested in Central America, in Belize. This VTOL – Vertical Takeoff and Landing – prototype has been developed by the U.S. DARPA & the Boeing’s R&D division, the Phantom Works. The DARPA calls this drone FORESTER – FOPEN (FOliage PENetration) Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Tracking and Engagement Radar. You can watch the video hereafter:

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US Navy Blue Angels Jet-Assisted Take-Off (JATO) ride

Airspeed – VIDEO – JATO Ride in Fat Albert from Steve Tupper on Vimeo.

Here is a video from the US Navy Blue Angels’ C-130 during a JATO ride, Fat Albert, from Indianapolis Airshow, 6 June 2009. Thanks to a film shot by Steve Tupper – www.airspeedonline.com.

 

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