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Montenegro Air Force Bell 412EPi: 200,000 hours battling wildfires

Montenegro Air Force rely on their three Bell 412EPi helicopters to fight country-wide wildfires in the region. Every July, wildfires sweep through Montenegro’s forestland, destroying endangered terrain and threatening people’s lives. When more than half of Montenegro’s ecosystem consists of vast woodland and mountains, the need for a reliable aircraft to help combat severe wildfires Leer másMontenegro Air Force Bell 412EPi: 200,000 hours battling wildfires[…]

Sikorsky and DARPA flies the S-70 Black Hawk without pilots

YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2022 — Sikorsky and DARPA demonstrated how a S-70 Black Hawk helicopter flying autonomously and perform cargo resupply missions and a rescue operation. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have successfully demonstrated to the U.S. Army for the first time how an uninhabited S-70 Leer másSikorsky and DARPA flies the S-70 Black Hawk without pilots[…]

Some helicopters and airplanes from aerial firefighters

In this article we will talk about some of the helicopters and planes currently used by aerial firefighters around the world. Aerial Firefighters Helicopters During wildfires the helicopters are used for firefighter and cargo transport to fighter the fires, water or retardant application, fire reconnaissance, aerial ignition operations, search and rescue (SAR), law enforcement missions, Leer másSome helicopters and airplanes from aerial firefighters[…]

CH-47 Chinook goes from engaging enemy fire to firefighting

The CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter is cappable from facing enemy fire to firefighting wildfires over the more larger forests. By Honeywell Aerospace In missions like these is easy find Roger Capps, whether flying the CH-47 Chinook over different conflict areas or firefighting wildfires in the parched American West. “I’ve been fascinated with aviation and helicopters Leer másCH-47 Chinook goes from engaging enemy fire to firefighting[…]

Sikorsky, United Rotorcraft prepare for S-70 FIREHAWK helicopter demand

DALLAS, March, 2022 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), and United Rotorcraft, a division of Air Methods Corporation, signed a marketing teaming agreement that formalizes how both companies will collaborate to meet growing global interest in the S-70 Firehawk helicopter. The agreement will enable the team to identify demand, and more quickly build and configure Leer másSikorsky, United Rotorcraft prepare for S-70 FIREHAWK helicopter demand[…]

AFI4700 RoadRunner EFIS mejora el Sikorsky HH-60L Firehawk de Santa Barbara County

OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN – 20 de octubre de 2020 – El sistema electrónico de instrumentos de vuelo (EFIS) AFI4700 RoadRunner, de Astronautics Corporation of America, se ha incorporado al primer Sikorsky HH-60L en servicio en la Unidad de Soporte Aéreo (ASU, Air Support Unit) de Santa Barbara County Sheriff-Fire. Este helicóptero HH-60L han sido modernizados Leer másAFI4700 RoadRunner EFIS mejora el Sikorsky HH-60L Firehawk de Santa Barbara County[…]

GHS ha participado en unas jornadas de formación para la lucha contra incendios forestales en Chiemgau y Traunstein

Para afrontar de la forma más rápida y eficaz los incendios forestales que se producen en las montañas las colaboraciones conjuntas son esenciales El 13 de agosto de 2020, alrededor de 70 equipos de respuesta de emergencias de la Brigada de Bomberos local y del servicio de rescate alpino, incluidas las tripulaciones de vuelo y Leer másGHS ha participado en unas jornadas de formación para la lucha contra incendios forestales en Chiemgau y Traunstein[…]

Sikorsky S-70i Firehawk, el Black Hawk para la lucha contra el fuego

Aunque el Black Hawk nació como un helicóptero militar Sikorsky lo adaptó para luchar contra el fuego y realizar operaciones de rescate. La versión actual S-70i Firehawk es una máquina única en su clase que puede operar con fuertes vientos, en grandes altitudes y de noche a una velocidad de hasta 140 kts. Easy Fire El Leer másSikorsky S-70i Firehawk, el Black Hawk para la lucha contra el fuego[…]

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