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Fri, Jan 27, 2012

Helicopter gets retrofit

When the chopper — known as Air2 — takes to the skies again about a month from now, a new $140000 mapping system will be on board after the York Regional Police Services Board authorized the purchase this week. For the first time since the force ...
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Fri, Jan 27, 2012

Metro-east native dies in helicopter crash in Afghanistan

A metro-east native was one of six Marines killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan last week. The crash claimed the life of Roxana native Cpl. Jesse Stites, 23. Media reports indicated Stites grew up in Roxana and attended grade school and junior ...
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Belleville News Democrat

Fri, Jan 27, 2012

US helicopter makes emergency landing central Baghdad

A US helicopter made an emergency landing in Haifa Street central Baghdad, an Iraqi police source revealed on Friday indicating that, following the incident, another US helicopter landed and evacuated it. “A US helicopter made an emergency landing, ...
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Fri, Jan 27, 2012

Federal Reserve's 'Helicopter' Ben Vs. ECB's 'Super' Mario

In Europe Mario Draghi's widely heralded 'Helicopter drop' of funding via the 'non-standard measure' of the unlimited 3 year LTRO (refinancing operation) was aimed at preventing a complete collapse of the bank funding markets and the functioning of the ...
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Fri, Jan 27, 2012

Helicopter attack kills seven militants in Kurram

KURRAM: Pakistani gunship helicopters on Friday attacked two militant camps in the northwestern Kurram tribal region near the Afghanistan border killing seven militants, security officials said. The death toll could not be independently verified and ...
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DAWN.com

Fri, Jan 27, 2012

American Helicopter Museum Osprey Restored by PPG Aerospace

One of six Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor combat aircraft used for full-scale development, on display at the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center in West Chester, has been restored with coatings donated by PPG Industries.
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Helicopter Association International

Fri, Jan 27, 2012

Police helicopter numbers to be cut

Policing Minister Nick Herbert is announcing plans to replace each force's helicopter with a national unit, saving £15 million. The proposals wouid see the number of police helicopters and air bases across England and Wales slashed by a third.
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Halifax Evening Courier

Fri, Jan 27, 2012

Helicopter firm urged to rethink Scilly move

Stunned community leaders are to seek urgent talks with the operators of a Penzance to Isles of Scilly helicopter service, which is set to move its mainland base permanently to Newquay. British International Helicopters (BIH) announced the transfer in ...
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Fri, Jan 27, 2012

Man flown by helicopter to hospital during early morning Factoryville fire

The man was flown by helicopter for treatment. No other information about him was available Thursday. No one else was injured, said the chief, who believed the apartments were vacant. A state police fire marshal is investigating, he said, ...
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Scranton Times-Tribune

Fri, Jan 27, 2012

National Grid to inspect area with helicopters

By Anonymous New Englanders may notice increased helicopter activity in the coming weeks as National Grid undertakes its twice-a-year helicopter inspection of more than 2900 miles of high-voltage transmission lines in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, ...
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Thu, Jan 26, 2012

Funeral set for Illinois Marine killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash | The ...

AP CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. — Funeral plans are set for a suburban Chicago man who was one of six Marines killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. Visitation for 29-year-old Capt. Nathan McHone of Crystal Lake will be Saturday. His funeral will be ...
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Thu, Jan 26, 2012

Families reach deal with helicopter firm

DESERT CENTER — Lawyers for the families of two men who died when a chopper built by Robinson Helicopter Co. crashed in Riverside County told a Los Angeles judge that a settlement was reached Thursday in the families' negligence lawsuit against the ...
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Thu, Jan 26, 2012

Combat rescue helicopter acquisition process underway

The event, hosted by the Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter Program, gave potential contractors a glimpse into the service's plans to replace the aging HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters. "The CRH's primary mission is to recover isolated personnel from ...
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Thu, Jan 26, 2012

Settlement reached in Calif. helicopter crash

AP LOS ANGELES—Lawyers for the family of two men who died in a 2006 Riverside County helicopter crash say they've reached a settlement in the negligence case they brought against the aircraft's manufacturer. City News Service says the confidential ...
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Thu, Jan 26, 2012

Missing Toddler Prompts Helicopter...

San Diego Sheriff's Department started searching for the boy and has launched a helicopter to announce the boy's disappearance. Frank is 3 years old, has black hair, brown eyes, about 50 pounds and is 2 feet tall. He was last seen wearing black shorts ...
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Thu, Jan 26, 2012

Emergency helicopters to be based in county

NEWARK — Area patients in need of emergency transportation to a Columbus hospital will have a quicker option than waiting for a medical helicopter to arrive from Columbus. Air Evac Lifeteam, the nation's largest independently owned and operated air ...
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Thu, Jan 26, 2012

Sample model and livery templates available for Take On Helicopters

Custom community copters - Bohemia Interactive has released a helicopter sample model and livery templates for all 3 helicopter classes to support the customization of helicopters in their latest game Take On Helicopters. The sample model can be used ...
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Thu, Jan 26, 2012

Scorpions studied to advance helicopter technology

Desert sandstorms are rough on helicopter blades and fans, thanks mostly to erosion caused by relentless impacts from tiny dust particles. So when looking for a solution scientists turned to a veteran desert survivor — the scorpion.
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Thu, Jan 26, 2012

Honour guard funeral Thursday for RCMP pilot killed in helicopter crash

By Elaine O'Connor, The Province January 26, 2012 11:21 AM Family, friends and police officers will mourn Dave Brolin, the 46-year-old RCMP pilot killed last week in a helicopter crash, with an honour guard and a full regimental funeral Thursday.
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Thu, Jan 26, 2012

LASD Air-5 Helicopter Cliff Rescue of 19-yr old Woman Above Millard Canyon

A deputy paramedic was lowered from the helicopter via hoist as it hovered hundreds of feet above Millard Canyon to rescue the woman who was trapped on the edge of a cliff. She was hoisted up into the helicopter by deputies and flown uninjured to ...
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