Rotorcraft Nova Systems Opts for Astronautics AeroSync Max - AIN, Feb. 28 Nova Systems decided to use Astronautics AeroSync Max’s wireless air-ground communications system (AGCS) for its helicopters, AIN reported. Nova Systems plans to install 20 of…
Rotorcraft USAF Lays Out Details of Possible HH-60W Upgrades The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio has laid out some details of possible upgrades to the HH-60W Jolly…
Rotorcraft Pivotal Delivers Four BlackFly light eVTOLs for U.S. Air Force evaluation; Contracted for Eight Aircraft Pivotal, a market leader in light electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, today announced it has delivered four of eight BlackFlys and two flight…
Rotorcraft Rotor Marks First Live Flight, Unveils Static Prototype - Feb. 7, Aviation Week The American-based startup Rotor Technologies said it finished the first live demonstration of an autonomous helicopter, with its R220Y, Aviation Week reported. The company uses…
Rotorcraft NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends After Three Years on Mars - NASA Science Mars Exploration NASA’s history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has ended its mission on the Red Planet after surpassing expectations and making dozens more flights than planned. While the…