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The fatal crash of a Robinson R44 helicopter (4X-BDM) in Israel in November 2009 was the result of the failure of one of the main rotor blades, according to the report of the Israeli air accident ...
Erickson S-64 Air Crane full composite main rotor blades Erickson Inc. developed a more resilient, and cost-effective composite rotor blade for its S-64 Air Crane® helicopter with materials from Toray ...
Erickson started designing and developing the composite main rotor in 2008. It opened a manufacturing facility for the blade in 2015 and first flew the S-64 with the composite rotor in 2016.
A 16-monthlong investigation of the crash of a Mercy Air Services helicopter that killed three found that the main rotor blades separated in flight.
A European company has invented noise-canceling helicopter blades that virtually eliminate the loud air chopping that gives choppers their nickname.
After many years of manufacturing metal blades, Erickson has invested in the future of the S-64 rotorcraft by designing, certifying, and building composite main rotor blades that will bring many ...
Each NH.500E is equipped with blades coming from 3 different aircraft but since each blade deforms in a specific way according to the peculiar shape of the airframe and of the rotor it is mounted ...
Local News NTSB: Main rotor blade made contact with tail before deadly helicopter crash in Rowlett The Robinson R44 helicopter crash killed a flight instructor and a student pilot on March 25, 2022.
Higher performance, lower cost helicopter rotor blades developed with OOA, FAA-qualified composites Erickson Inc. and partner Toray Advanced Composites replaced legacy aluminum S-64 main rotor blades ...
ROWLETT, Texas — Investigators found main rotor impact marks next to a tail boom that separated from a helicopter just before a crash near Dallas, the National Transportation Safety Board ...
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 30 (ANI): The first flight of Advanced Light Helicopter (wheeled version) with segmented MRBs (Main Rotor Blades) and MRH (Main Rotor Head) in pre-cone ...
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