NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md. — Presidential Helicopters Program Office (PMA-274) and the Marine Corps accepted delivery of the final VH-92A helicopter, built by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, in August. The achievement signifies the completion of the program of record to deliver 23 new presidential helicopters in support of the executive lift Leer másFinal Sikorsky VH-92A presidential helicopter delivered[…]
Story by Senior Airman Andrew Garavito, 355th Wing DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter with tail number A6224 achieved a «black letter status» before its retirement at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. the past month. The helicopter was maintained by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Anthony Staley, 943rd Maintenance Squadron Leer másThe HH-60G retired in black letter status[…]
PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE, Fla. — Two U.S. Air Force 920th Rescue Wing HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopters were loaded for upcoming retirement into a 433rd Airlift Wing’s C-5 Galaxy aircraft by 920th Maintenance Group Airmen and C-5 aircrew on May 1. Pave Hawks 6470 and 6233 mark the latest helicopters to undergo transfer to Leer másHH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopters head to retirement[…]
Story by Airman 1st Class Sarah Post, 90th Missile Wing F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo – The U.S. Air Force 37th Helicopter Squadron has a long history stretching back to helicopter arrival on F.E. Warren Air Force Base. During the construction of the Minuteman III ICBM system, civilian helicopters were contracted to shuttle working Leer másFlying through helicopter history of Air Force 37th HS[…]
Story by Brad Rhen, Joint Force Headquarters – Pennsylvania National Guard Two National Guard pilots, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Larry Murphy and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Paul Barnes, recall an iconic mission during a flight with their CH-47 Chinook helicopter in 2003 (November 10) in northeastern Afghanistan when they received a called to assist soldiers Leer másCH-47 Chinook pilots recall iconic mission in Afghanistan 2003[…]
It’s been 40 years since the first helicopter world circumnavigation. In September 1982, a Bell 206L LongRanger II, piloted by H. Ross Perot, Jr. and Jay W, Coburn, flew for 29 days, 3 hours and 8 minutes, covering 26,000 miles as they circumnavigated the world. This is the story of two Americans and a Bell Leer másFirst helicopter circumnavigation of the world[…]
Hace 56 años, Sikorsky y Okanagan Helicopters completaron con un S-61N el primer vuelo transatlántico con un helicóptero civil de la historia. Aquel ferry también estableció el hito de convertirse en el primer cruce del Atlántico realizado con una aeronave de ala rotatoria sin contar con ningún tipo de soporte externo. El S-61N fue seleccionado Leer más56 años del histórico vuelo transatlántico del Sikorsky S-61N[…]
