This is a followup to this post. Brunswick County received a free OH-58 Kiowa helicopter a few weeks ago but got more than they bargained for. They have already had to invest $30,000 in repairs and other initial costs. Previously they were in a sharing agreement that cost $20,000 per year at a fixed rate [...]
Fort Polk, in Louisiana, has received three brand new Eurocopter UH72A’s to replace its aging fleet of UH1 Hueys. These were delivered to the US Army’s Air Ambulance Division yesterday with more on the way. The advantages over their UH1 fleet are numerous including speed, cost of operation and safety enhancements. The new Lokotas are [...]
During a routine homeland security training exercise, a Blackhawk helicopter borrowed from the US military damaged the facade of a building with its rotor wash. The SWAT team was practicing rappelling while the helicopter was hovering near Detroit’s police helicopter storage hanger. This led to the facade of the building being ripped apart. <jalopnik> (btw [...]
AgustaWestland’s T-129 attack helicopter took its maiden flight yesterday in Milan. The prototype is an enhanced version of the AW-129 Mongoose which was originally produced by Agusta prior to their merger with Westland in 2007. Improvements over the previous version include more powerful LHTEC T800 engines which increase maximum hover altitude by 20%. It also [...]
At 20:31 PST Sunday night a 2007 Bell OH58A helicopter crashed in the Camas Valley area of Oregon. The pilot recieved minor injuries and was taken to the hospital by private vehicle. The helicopter, with a registration number of N298CP, was performing agricultural spraying on private property at the time of the incident. That sure seems [...]
A helicopter reportedly went down on Mount Charleston in Nevada around 18:30PST this evening. Fire officials are saying there were three people on board and all survived. One recieved burns and they are all in a shelter at the top of the mountain. Elevation at the peak is 11,916ft. Anyone want to take a guess that it [...]
