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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 ...
Sealand Helicopters: St. John's, Newfoundland: Canada 1977 1988 Silver State Helicopters: Las Vegas: United States 1999 2008 Universal Helicopters: St. John's: Canada 1963 2020 US Helicopter: New York City: United States 2004 2009 Vertical de Aviación: Bogotá: Colombia 1982 2023 Wiking Helikopter Service: Bremen: Germany 1975 2022
Tandem-rotor helicopters, however, use counter-rotating rotors, with each cancelling out the other's torque. Therefore, all of the power from the engines can be used for lift, whereas a single-rotor helicopter uses some of the engine power to counter the torque. [1] An alternative is to mount two rotors in a coaxial configuration.
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%.
The CH-1A was the first helicopter to land on Pikes Peak, at an altitude of 14,110 feet (4,300 m) on 15 September 1955, [2] it had a higher cruise speed than comparable machines, and a CH-1B, modified with an FSO-526-2X engine, set an official FAI world altitude record for helicopters of 29,777 feet [note 1] on December 28, 1957, while being ...
The faulty rotor mast was supplied by Airbus Helicopters, but manufactured by Airbus Helicopters contractor, Aubert & Duval S.A. [89] [90] As a follow-up measure, the French government has agreed to guarantee the quality of key helicopter parts including rotor mast produced by Airbus to South Korea for the KUH-1 helicopter. [91]
The Bell CH-146 Griffon is a multi-role utility helicopter designed by Bell Helicopter Textron as a variant of the Bell 412EP for the Canadian Armed Forces. It is used in a wide variety of roles, including aerial firepower, reconnaissance, search and rescue and aero-mobility tasks. [ 1 ]