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Helicopter News
Wed, May 22, 2013
indigenous helicopter-deployment
The Defense Acquisition and Procurement Agency (DAPA)
launched a project to build a two-engine transport utility
helicopter in 2006 to replace the Army's UH-1H attack
helicopters and 500MD light
helicopters, which have been in service for decades.
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Wed, May 22, 2013
Rescue helicopter sent to fatal country crash
The rescue
helicopter has been sent to the scene of a fatal car crash
in Western Australia's South West. A man died after his vehicle hit
a tree on the Harvey-Quindanning Road, about five kilometres from
Quindanning near Harvey. Police say the accident
...
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Wed, May 22, 2013
FBI: Agents fell to deaths during helicopter training
(AP) - Two FBI agents who died while training off the
Virginia Beach coast fell to their deaths when a
helicopter had trouble during a "maritime counterterrorism
exercise," an agency spokeswoman said Monday night. Special Agents
Christopher Lorek and
...
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Wed, May 22, 2013
Former British Helicopter Pilot Set For Space
| A 41-year-old former
helicopter pilot was named Britain's first official
astronaut on Monday (May 20). Married father of two Major Tim Peake
was chosen from more than 8,000 applicants to become one of six
astronauts who will visit the International
...
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IBTimes.co.uk |
Wed, May 22, 2013
Hawkins loses marijuana eradication helicopter to Jackson, Tenn., Police ...
| The Hawkins County Sheriff's Office marijuana
eradication
helicopter was ordered transferred to the Jackson, Tenn.,
Police Department by the federal government because it wasn't being
used. The HCSO acquired the
helicopter from the federal government
...
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Kingsport Times News |
Wed, May 22, 2013
Desperate trawler crew made two 999 calls for rescue helicopter but operator ...
| The first operator asks Mr Kershaw what service he
requires, and he replies “we need a
helicopter quick” before Mr Hayes can be heard shouting:
“We're after hitting the island on the way into Union Hall” and Mr
Kershaw repeats “we need a
helicopter quick”.
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Irish Times |
Wed, May 22, 2013
RAF Valley helicopter technical issues 'delayed ship rescue'
| Technical problems with all four rescue
helicopters at RAF Valley on Anglesey delayed the rescue of
a stricken ship's crew, an accident report has said. An RAF
helicopter from Yorkshire instead battled snowstorms to
reach the MV Carrier off Conwy, in
...
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BBC News |
Tue, May 21, 2013
NS fisherman rescued by military helicopter after boat capsizes
| MUSQUODOBOIT HARBOUR, N.S. - A military
helicopter was dispatched to a lake in eastern Nova Scotia
yesterday after a boat carrying two fishermen capsized. R-C-M-P say
the boat flipped on Trout Lake at 8 a-m. Both men managed to make
it to shore, but
...
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CTV News |
Tue, May 21, 2013
Appeals court denies request to block helicopter hazing of bison into ...
HELENA, Montana — A federal appeals court denied a request to
block the use of a
helicopter to haze wild bison as officials in southwestern
Montana wrapped up the annual drive of the animals back into
Yellowstone National Park. A three-judge panel
...
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Tue, May 21, 2013
Forex Market Awaits Helicopter Ben's Speech
This week's U.S. fundamental highlight will be delivered
tomorrow – the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes from
the May 1st meeting and U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben “
helicopter” Bernanke's testimony on the Economic Outlook and
...
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Tue, May 21, 2013
Spitting on helicopter nurse lands man in jail
Cooke had fallen through a glass window at Goondiwindi on
March 24 and his injuries were such that it was decided to air-lift
him to Toowoomba Hospital by RFDS
helicopter. However, after he was strapped into a bed on the
helicopter by the doctor and
...
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Tue, May 21, 2013
European Space Agency names first Briton for space station mission
| LONDON, May 20 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency
says a former army
helicopter pilot is to be Britain's first official astronaut
to go to the International Space Station. Major Tim Peake, 41, is
set for a five-month mission to the ISS in 2015 in a
...
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UPI.com |
Tue, May 21, 2013
Grand Rapids helicopter patrols prompt complaints
David Lubbers said he tried to host a dinner party for seven
people on his back porch Saturday night, but a
helicopter made it impossible to enjoy the evening. He said
it was enough of an annoyance that he signed an online petition
seeking to stop the
...
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Tue, May 21, 2013
Timothy Peake, Britain's first official astronaut, to embark on mission to ...
| A British former
helicopter pilot will be the country's first "home-grown"
astronaut after he was confirmed as one of the crew to fly to the
International Space Station (ISS). Major Timothy Peake, 41, has
spoken of his excitement at being chosen as one
...
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The Independent |
Tue, May 21, 2013
FBI: Elite agents died fast-roping from helicopter that had "difficulties ...
| "The FBI agents were participating in a maritime
counterterrorism exercise involving
helicopters and a ship," Special Agent Ann Todd, an FBI
spokeswoman, wrote in an email Monday night. "The agents were in
the process of fast-roping from the aircraft
...
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CBS News |
Tue, May 21, 2013
Without US copters, Afghans struggle to save wounded
The Afghan soldiers, in several calls to their commanders,
repeated one plea: They needed a
helicopter. The Afghan air force didn't have any working
aircraft available. The U.S. military, in the midst of drawing down
its air support, denied a request
...
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Tue, May 21, 2013
Helicopter used to clear debris from Chch demo
A
helicopter with a monsoon bucket has been clearing debris
following the demolition of a quake-damaged home in the
Christchurch suburb of Redcliffs. Canterbury Earthquake Recovery
Authority (Cera) staff began an urgent demolition of the
five-bedroom
...
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Tue, May 21, 2013
Two FBI agents killed repelling from helicopter to ship
The official, who is not authorized to comment publicly, said
the incident occurred between 1 and 2 p.m., Friday afternoon when a
bureau
helicopter encountered problems while the two agents,
Christopher Lorek, 41, and Stephen Shaw, 40, were on the
...
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Tue, May 21, 2013
Helicopters Bring Viewers Vivid Images of Tornado
| As a massive tornado tore through Moore, Okla., on
Monday afternoon, a news
helicopter belonging to KFOR, the NBC-affiliated television
station nearby, tracked it the whole time, providing a visual
exclamation point for the meteorologists who were
...
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New York Times |
Mon, May 20, 2013
Giving up cushy gigs to save lives in mid-air
FORTUNE -- Joshua Sparks and Ed Shoemaker postponed their
first interview with Fortune because they had to get in a
helicopter and save someone's life. It was, perhaps, the
most valid reason for rescheduling I've heard. Sparks, 37, and
Shoemaker, 42,
...
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