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The project commenced in 2013 when Undersecretariat for Defence Industries signed a contract with the Turkish Aerospace Industries to develop a 6-ton class multi-role helicopter for land operations. [ 5 ] [ 7 ] [ 4 ] Alp Aviation is responsible for production and assembly of landing gear, gearbox and dynamic components, [ 8 ] while Spanish CESA ...
Bell AH-1 Cobra: Attack helicopter: 40 All AH-1P and AH1S Cobra helicopters were retired. At least 4 from 28 helicopters are lost in accidents and one shot down. Four TAH1P were used in trainings. [366] 10 AH-1W variants were transferred to the Navy. All modernized. [367] Bell OH-58 Kiowa: Observation helicopter: 3 Retired. [368]
32 [1] Nearly all active aircraft were built under license by TAI. [2] [3] Block 40s and 50s have been upgraded under the PO-III and F-16 MSM/CCIP to Block 50+ standard. [4] All will be ugpraded under F-16 Özgür/Özgür II program. [5] 93 F-16Ds are used for conversion training. [1] One used by SoloTürk demonstration team. [6] F-16C/D Block ...
An air assault involves a customized assault force that is assembled on the pick-up zone and staged for sequential transport to a landing zone (LZ). The idea is to use the helicopters to transport and land a large number of troops and equipment in a relatively short amount of time, in order to assault and overwhelm an objective near the LZ.
By October 2018, the in-service and stored helicopter fleet of 38,570 with civil or government operators was led Robinson Helicopter with 24.7% followed by Airbus Helicopters with 24.4%, then Bell with 20.5 and Leonardo with 8.4%, Russian Helicopters with 7.7%, Sikorsky Aircraft with 7.2%, MD Helicopters with 3.4% and other with 2.2%.
As of 2014, more than 12,000 Airbus Helicopters were in service with over 3,000 customers in around 150 countries. [16] Eurocopter became Airbus Helicopter at the start of 2014. [17] Eurocopter sold 422 helicopters in 2013 and delivered 497 helicopters that year. [18] In 2014, AH built a concrete cylinder for testing helicopters before first ...
The Bell Huey family of helicopters includes a wide range of civil and military aircraft produced since 1956 by Bell Helicopter.This H-1 family of aircraft includes the utility UH-1 Iroquois and the derivative AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter series and ranges from the XH-40 prototype, first flown in October 1956, to the 21st-century UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper.
The Airbus Helicopters H145 (formerly Eurocopter EC145) is a twin-engine light utility helicopter developed and manufactured by Airbus Helicopters.Originally designated as the BK 117, the H145 is based upon the MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 C1, which became a part of the combined Eurocopter line-up in 1992 with the merger of Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm's helicopter division of Daimler-Benz into Eurocopter.