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Montana Dept of Natural Resources buys five AKV Cycle Counters for fleet

Montana Dept of Natural Resources buys five AKV Cycle Counters for fleet

10-Aug-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) has joined the growing list of customers supported by DART Helicopter Services.  DART is a leader in production and global distribution of more than 3,000 certified helicopter accessories and components.  Montana DNRC recently ordered five AKV cycle counter systems for its five Bell UH-1 fire-fighting and... Read more

Dart wins FAA Certification for UH-1 Complete Landing Gear

Dart wins FAA Certification for UH-1 Complete Landing Gear

23-Jul-2010

Dart Helicopter Services’ affiliated partner, DART Aerospace Ltd., has received FAA approval to add certain UH-1 model aircraft to their existing STC’s covering landing gear components. The UH-1 models included are those that have been FAA certified per FAR21.25(a)(2) for civil use. The STC currently lists the following models as approved: UH-1A UH-1B UH-1E UH-1F... Read more

Bell continues to increase H-1 production

Bell continues to increase H-1 production

19-Jul-2010Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, continues to ramp up its production of H-1 helicopters after receiving a $546 million contract in June for the manufacture and delivery of Lot 7 of the U.S. Marine Corps H-1 Upgrade program. The contract includes 18 UH-1Y utility helicopters and 11 AH-1Z attack helicopters. Final assembly... Read more

Australian Army Iroquois choppers become national treasures

Australian Army Iroquois choppers become national treasures

16-Jul-2010Source: Australian Military

Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Materiel and Science announced today in Townsville that a squadron of Army helicopters will soon be dispatched to towns across the nation. Mr Combet said a squadron of 11 Iroquois helicopters, which graced our skies for more than four decades, would be made local tourist attractions in Townsville and eight... Read more

Huey Helicopter Pilots Reunite In San Diego

Huey Helicopter Pilots Reunite In San Diego

7-Jul-2010Source: 10 News

Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association’s reunion included a 4th July parade... Read more

Philippines airforce to spend $150 mln on upgrades

Philippines airforce to spend $150 mln on upgrades

6-Jul-2010Source: Reuters AlertNet

Lieutenant-General Oscar Rabena said the airforce would get 15 combat utility and night-capable helicopters, 10 refurbished UH-1H helicopters, a long-range maritime patrol plane, a refurbished C-130 transport, basic trainer jets and long-range radar systems.... Read more

Bell details activities at Farnborough International Airshow

Bell details activities at Farnborough International Airshow

1-Jul-2010Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter will display its latest commercial helicopter, the 429, at the Farnborough International Airshow from July 19-23, 2010, at Farnborough Airport, United Kingdom. Media activities during the show regarding Bell Helicopter products will include: H-1 HelicopterPress Conference Monday, July 19 10.00hrs local time Cody Room, Farnborough Media Centre V-22 Tilt Rotor Press Conference Monday,... Read more

Marine Light Attack Squadron 773 arrives at Robins AFB

Marine Light Attack Squadron 773 arrives at Robins AFB

25-Jun-2010Source: Macon

The first two helicopters of the Marine Light Attack Squadron 773 — an AH-1W Super Cobra and a UH-1N Huey — arrived at Robins recently. Seven additional helicopters will be following in the coming days and weeks.... Read more

Aviatrix acquires Erickson Air-Crane’s UH-1 parts inventory

Aviatrix acquires Erickson Air-Crane’s UH-1 parts inventory

28-Feb-2010Source: Aviatrix

Aviatrix, Inc. of Sherwood, Oregon recently acquired Erickson Air-Crane’s Bell inventory to add to the 250,000 items that they represent. Aviatrix is a world-class aerospace parts supplier with a foundation built on customer service and quality. Aviatrix offers years of experience in the aerospace industry and is nationally recognized for supplying critical parts in a... Read more

U.S. Helicopter completing $14 million government contract

U.S. Helicopter completing $14 million government contract

27-Feb-2010Source: Dothan Eagle

Company officials said workers spent about a year converting a former U.S. Army UH-1 Huey airframe into a Bell Huey II for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection... Read more

Haiti – 22nd MEU heads out with UH-1 and CH-53 helicopters

Haiti – 22nd MEU heads out with UH-1 and CH-53 helicopters

15-Jan-2010Source: JD News

In addition to three Navy ships, the MEU will deploy with CH-53E Super Stallion and UH-1 Huey helicopters, as well as 7-ton trucks, forklifts and other earth-moving equipment, supplies and water purification instruments.... Read more

FAA issues unapproved parts notification – UH-1H high skid tubes from Isolair

FAA issues unapproved parts notification – UH-1H high skid tubes from Isolair

11-Jan-2010

No.: 2010 – 20080616008 Date: January 11, 2010 AFFECTED PRODUCTS: High Cross Tubes, Part number 9002 installed on UH-1H model helicopters... Read more

USAF restarts search for UH-1N replacement

USAF restarts search for UH-1N replacement

7-Jan-2010Source: Rotorhub

The United States Air Force has restarted its search for Common Vertical Lift Support Platform (CVLSP).  The programme will replace USAF’s fleet of aging Bell UH-1Ns which ard currently used to guard the country’s ICBM silos, fly VIPs and carry out a range of utility and support missions.... Read more

Marine Corps to put new machine guns in UH-1Y Venom

Marine Corps to put new machine guns in UH-1Y Venom

6-Jan-2010Source: Marine Corps Times

Eventually, all Marine and Navy assault support rotary wing aircraft will be equipped with the M3M FN Herstal GAU-21 .50-caliber machine gun.... Read more

US Marine Corps UH-1Ys With Northrop Grumman Integrated Cockpit Deploy to Afghanistan

US Marine Corps UH-1Ys With Northrop Grumman Integrated Cockpit Deploy to Afghanistan

9-Dec-2009Source: Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Avionics System and the company’s integration support were key elements in preparing the UH-1Y Venom helicopters for deployment to Afghanistan recently with the U.S. Marine Corps Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367.... Read more

Merced sheriff adds Huey helicopter to its air arsenal

Merced sheriff adds Huey helicopter to its air arsenal

20-Nov-2009Source: Merced Sun-Star

Sheriff’s officials announced their plans this month to add a 1973 UH-1H Bell Helicopter to the department’s aviation unit. The Huey is a donation from the California Emergency Management Agency... Read more

Goodbye old friend: Huey retires after 30 years of service

Goodbye old friend: Huey retires after 30 years of service

5-Nov-2009Source: US Marine Corps

After more than 30 years of faithful service, the old is replaced by the new, with the entrance of  the new Huey,  the UH-1Y ‘Venom’.... Read more

Bell celebrates groundbreaking of new H-1 Flight Hanger

Bell celebrates groundbreaking of new H-1 Flight Hanger

14-Oct-2009Source: Connect Amarillo

Bell Helicopter is celebrating the groundbreaking for their new H-1 Flight Hanger right now. The ceremony is taking place at the company’s Amarillo plant near Rick Husband International Airport.... Read more

Vector Aerospace awarded Bell UH-1 maintenance fixture certification & dynamic component overhaul approval

Vector Aerospace awarded Bell UH-1 maintenance fixture certification & dynamic component overhaul approval

24-Sep-2009Source: RotorNews

Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America has received Bell Helicopter approval for both its UH-1 airframe maintenance fixture as well as for the repair and overhaul for UH-1 dynamic components at its Andalusia, Alabama helicopter maintenance operation.... Read more

Royal New Zealand Air Force start to retire UH-1

Royal New Zealand Air Force start to retire UH-1

22-Sep-2009Source: TVNZ

Two of the force’s 14 Iroquois helicopters have been put into storage in a hangar at Ohakea Air Base but could be returned to flying within a day if needed.... Read more

Rhode Island National Guard bids farewell to the its workhorse helicopter of 50 years

Rhode Island National Guard bids farewell to the its workhorse helicopter of 50 years

21-Sep-2009Source: Providence Journal

Members of the R.I. Army National Guard bade farewell Sunday to their remaining UH-1 “Huey” helicopters during an afternoon ceremony at the Quonset Air National Guard Base.... Read more

Kaman Awarded $53M Composites Contract From Bell Helicopter

Kaman Awarded $53M Composites Contract From Bell Helicopter

10-Sep-2009Source: Kaman

Kaman Aerospace has been awarded a five-year contract with a potential value of $53 million to build composite helicopter blade skins and skin core assemblies for Bell Helicopters. Under the terms of the contract, Kaman will provide 18 different assemblies for H1, 406, 407, 412, 427, 429, 430 and BA609 aircraft.... Read more

Afghanistan-bound HMLA-367 to Bring New Huey to the Fight

Afghanistan-bound HMLA-367 to Bring New Huey to the Fight

10-Sep-2009Source: Defence Talk

Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 will be the first squadron to utilize the Bell UH-1Y “Yankee” while conducting combat operations in support of the ground combat element and other coalition forces in Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan.... Read more

Colorado Army National Guard bids farewell to Hueys

Colorado Army National Guard bids farewell to Hueys

9-Sep-2009Source: Vail Daily

Only five Hueys remain in the Colorado Army National Guard fleet, but Tuesday the aircraft earned a final salute during a ceremonial fly-by at the High Altitude Army Training Site at the Eagle County Regional Airport.... Read more

Vector Aerospace Awarded Brazilian Air Force H-1H Helicopter Support Contract

Vector Aerospace Awarded Brazilian Air Force H-1H Helicopter Support Contract

20-Aug-2009Source: Vector Aerospace

Vector Aerospace announced that it has awarded a contract by the Brazilian Air Force in support of its fleet of Bell H-1H helicopters valued at approximately $15M USD over a five year period.... Read more

UH-1Ys “Yankees” Complete 1st Deployment

UH-1Ys “Yankees” Complete 1st Deployment

15-Aug-2009Source: DefPro

Three new Bell UH-1Y “Yankee” helicopters, attached to Marine Medium Helicopter (HMM) Squadron 163 (Reinforced) returned from a six-month deployment aboard USS Boxer (LHD-4) to Camp Pendleton, Aug. 1,... Read more

Hueys, Super Cobras expected back by July

Hueys, Super Cobras expected back by July

17-Jun-2009Source: Marine Corps Times

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Video Profile: Northwest Helicopters

Video Profile: Northwest Helicopters

22-May-2009Source: Aero TV

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Navair grounds six UH-1Y and one AH-1Z helicopters

Navair grounds six UH-1Y and one AH-1Z helicopters

2-May-2009Source: Aviation Week

Navair issues temporary grounding bulletin on six UH-1Y Hueys and one AH-1Z Cobra due to extensive damage to the main rotor gearbox on two of the new Hueys.... Read more

US Air Force airmen, Marines work together to test-load helicopters

US Air Force airmen, Marines work together to test-load helicopters

23-Apr-2009Source: US Air Force

Playing a game of inches, a team of Airmen and Marines worked together April 20 to test-load two Marine helicopters into a C-5C Galaxy. The UH-1Y is used to carry Marines and supplies to forward operating locations. The AH-1Z is used to provide overwatch and show of force for coalition troops.... Read more

Pennsylvania National Guard retires the Huey

Pennsylvania National Guard retires the Huey

22-Apr-2009Source: Aero-News

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US Navy retires the Huey

US Navy retires the Huey

11-Apr-2009Source: Rotorhub

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BLR Aerospace Delivers 100th UH-1 FastFin System

BLR Aerospace Delivers 100th UH-1 FastFin System

16-Feb-2009Source: Vertical Magazine

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