USA: "FAA ends ‘see and avoid’ in airport airspace for helicopter traffic"

RotorHub with the March 19, 2026 article:
https://www.rotorhub.com/faa-ends-see-and-avoid-in-airport-airspace-for-helicopter-traffic/

#helicopter #rotorcraft #VTOL

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USA: "U.S. Army Receives First Optionally Piloted Black Hawk"

Aviation International News Online with the March 23, 2026 article:
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2026-03-23/us-army-receives-first-optionally-piloted-black-hawk

#helicopter #rotorcraft #VTOL

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USA: The Vertical Flight Society's 82nd Annual Forum & Technology Display is the world's leading international technical event on vertical flight technology.

#Forum82 takes place from May 5-7, 2026 in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.

For more information, cost and registration, please see:
https://vtol.org/forum-and-events/annual-forum-and-technology-display/

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#helicopter #rotorcraft #VTOL #eVTOL #tiltrotor

USA: "The Senate’s air safety bill was on a glide path to success. Then the Pentagon stepped in."

Politico has the March 2, 2026 detailed article:
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/02/the-senates-air-safety-bill-was-on-a-glide-path-to-success-then-the-pentagon-stepped-in-00805232

#helicopter #rotorcraft #VTOL

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USA: "NTSB’s Homendy furious after US House rejects ROTOR Act"

Rotothub with the February 26, 2026 article:
https://www.rotorhub.com/ntsbs-homendy-furious-after-us-house-rejects-rotor-act/

#helicopter #rotorcraft #VTOL

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Rotor RPM stabilized. Collective rising.

N601MP — Enfield 1-1 lifting off from the Marianas in DCS World.
Outfitted in a United States Customs and Border Protection-inspired livery, this MH-60L Black Hawk bridges simulation realism with gaming legacy.

Inspired by the Grand Theft Auto IV Annihilator — where the serial “LC270881” marked a fictional patrol bird over Liberty City — this aircraft now carries a real-world-style identity: N601MP.

From fiction to simulation:
LC270881 → N601MP

Configured as a Direct Action Penetrator-style loadout:
×38 Hydra 70 rockets (M261 pods)
×8 AGM-114 Hellfires

This configuration draws inspiration from mission-exclusive helicopter variants seen in action games — where transport platforms briefly become heavily armed before giving way to dedicated attack helicopters.

But here, the story continues.

From runway to coastline —
From simulator to ambition —

Praestantia Helicopterorum.

#DCSWorld #UH60 #BlackHawk #MH60L #CBP #Marianas #Rotorcraft #Helicopter #AvGeek #FlightSim #VirtualAviation #GTAIV #Annihilator #Hydra70 #Hellfire #Enfield11 #N601MP #ExCaeloProgredior

Malaysia: "Rotortrade Market Report shows imbalance between customer demand and OEM production capacity"

RotorHub has the March 17, 2026 article:
https://www.rotorhub.com/rotortrade-market-report-shows-imbalance-between-customer-demand-and-oem-production-capacity/

#helicopter #rotorcraft #VTOL

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USA: "MD Helicopters Unveils Six-Bladed MD 564 Utility Helicopter"

Flightline Weekly has the March 17, 2026 article:
https://www.flightlineweekly.com/post/md-helicopters-unveils-six-bladed-md-564-utility-helicopter

#helicopter #rotorcraft #VTOL

USA: The Vertical Flight Society's #Forum82 is the world's leading international technical event on vertical flight technology. May 5-7, 2026 in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.

Information/Registration:
https://vtol.org/forum-and-events/annual-forum-and-technology-display/

#helicopter #rotorcraft #VTOL #eVTOL #tiltrotor

Airbus veut faire du H140 la nouvelle référence des hélicoptères légers : élégance, confort et performance pour dominer le marché 🚁
https://air-cosmos.com/article/airbus-veut-faire-du-h140-la-nouvelle-reference-71264
#Aviation #Science #Innovation #AerospaceEngineering #AirbusHelicopters #H140 #Rotorcraft #HelicopterTech #NewAero2026
Airbus veut faire du H140 la nouvelle référence

L’hélicoptériste européen a dévoilé la version d’évacuation médicale d’urgence de son tout dernier né. Elle constitue la principale application pour cet hélicoptère multimissions, qui doit établir un nouveau standard par rapport au H135 à partir de 2028.

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