TRU Simulation + Training Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, and an affiliate of Bell Textron Inc., today announced the ...
The ATSB has revealed the key safety failures that preceded a helicopter crash on Queensland’s Pannikin Island that left an ...
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Regular soldier flies remote-control Black Hawk chopper – after an hour’s training
A regular soldier has flown a remote-control Black Hawk helicopter after less than an hour’s training. A U.S. Army National ...
He became the first to independently plan, command and execute one of the missions using the system’s handheld tablet.
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U.S. Soldier Takes Control of Autonomous Black Hawk During Northern Strike 25-2
A U.S. soldier was put in charge of planning and executing missions with the Optionally Piloted Black Hawk helicopter instead of a trained aviator.
Business Insider spoke to a boom operator about their responsibilities aboard a KC-135 tanker at a base in England.
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What Happens When Someone with No Experience Tries to Fly a Helicopter!!!
No flight hours. No training. No idea what to expect. We handed the controls of a real helicopter to someone with zero experience — and things got intense fast. Under the watchful eye of a ...
That same model helicopter crashed Wednesday evening near Ekalaka, killing four family members of Illinois gubernatorial ...
Who needs a drone when you can fly a Black Hawk from a tablet? DARPA's $6 million award to Sikorsky paid off when a National Guard soldier, trained in under an hour, used a handheld tablet to command ...
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U.S. Army Contracts Boeing for Nine More CH-47F Block II Chinook Helicopters
The CH-47F Block II has improved efficiency, payload and fuel capacity, critical for the Army’s heavy tactical lift missions. Boeing announced on Oct. 21, ...
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The US Army Wants “Loyal Wingmen” Drones for Its Helicopters
Adapting “loyal wingman” drones to helicopters is a fundamentally different challenge than adopting them to planes, as helicopters are far slower and operate at significantly lower altitudes.
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