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Fri, May 18, 2012

Helicopter will carry Foo Fighters from Bamboozle to 'Saturday Night Live'

Just how are the Foo Fighters planning to perform as main stage headliners Saturday at the Bamboozle festival in Asbury Park then also appear on “Saturday Night Live” later that evening? Band members will fly into the New York City, where SNL is filmed ...
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Fri, May 18, 2012

Bell Helicopter Employees Win $28 Million

By Chris Van Horne Ten Bell Helicopter employees will split the jackpot after they purchased the winning $28 million dollars Lotto Texas ticket last Saturday. For the first time in a decade, a group of Fort Worth residents are the winners of a Lotto ...
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Fri, May 18, 2012

Kickstarter project hopes to break human-powered helicopter record

In a compelling combination of the ancient and the modern, a team is hoping to create a milestone human-powered helicopter — and funding the effort on Kickstarter. Atlas is the name of the proposed craft, and with it the team hopes to claim a ...
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Fri, May 18, 2012

Va. medical helicopter has near-miss with military jets

By Sarah Bruyn Jones One of Carilion Clinic's Life-Guard helicopters had a near miss with three military jets Thursday night. A pilot and three crew members were on board. They were returning after dropping off a patient at Carilion Roanoke Memorial ...
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Fri, May 18, 2012

Military helicopter crash in Venezuela leave 4 dead, 1 survives

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's defense minister says a military helicopter has crashed during a training flight, killing four servicemen. Minister Gen. Henry Rangel Silva says one of the five on board the helicopter was injured but survived.
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Fri, May 18, 2012

Carilion helicopter reports near miss with 3 military aircraft

By Sarah Bruyn Jones | The Roanoke Times One of Carilion Clinic's Lifeguard helicopters had a near miss with three military aircraft Thursday night. The aircraft did not collide and no one was injured, but the incident is being reported to the Federal ...
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Fri, May 18, 2012

'The Bachelor's' Emily Maynard discusses the egg man, helicopters and Bentley

Emily Maynard had a whole host of interesting character's to choose from including a mystery helicopter dude, a guy dressed in drag, a prince with a glass slipper, an MC who danced into the house and the egg man, goo-goo-g'joob.
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Fri, May 18, 2012

RAF rescue helicopter makes unexpected beach landing - so crew can buy ice cream

This is the dramatic moment an RAF rescue helicopter landed on a beach for an 'emergency' stop...to buy Ice Cream. The cheeky crew members were spotted emerging from their aircraft on the sand at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Worried beachgoers watched as ...
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Telegraph.co.uk

Fri, May 18, 2012

Posse, helicopter called in to search for man missing in Badoura swamp bog

A helicopter with a heat-seeking device was called in to Hubbard County to search for a Backus man lost in a bog. A helicopter with a heat-seeking device was called in to Hubbard County Friday night to search for a Backus man lost in a bog.
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Fri, May 18, 2012

RAF search and rescue helicopter lands on beach and crew buy ice creams

By Andrew Levy As the RAF rescue helicopter dramatically came in to land on a beach, bystanders rushed over to watch the action. Could there be an injured swimmer or a collapsed walker? Or was there a problem with the engine?
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Daily Mail

Fri, May 18, 2012

450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron is Reborn Under Historical Number

KINGSTON, ONTARIO, May 18, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The reactivation of 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, which is to be the home of the Canadian Forces' Chinook Medium-to-Heavy Lift Helicopter, was formalized on May 2, 2012, by an official ...
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Fri, May 18, 2012

Red Bull helicopter flips and spins - on purpose

Red Bull aerobatic pilot Chuck Aaron did barrel rolls, flips and spins Wednesday evening over the Elizabeth River. The show was part of the Naval Helicopter Association's annual symposium,
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Fri, May 18, 2012

Columbia Helicopters Sees Opportunity In Niche Military Engine Maintenance Market

Seeing a growing business opportunity in military helicopter engine repair services, Columbia Helicopters has built upon its long-time relationship with engine manufacturer Honeywell International, and is in the process of opening a second test cell at ...
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Fri, May 18, 2012

Report: Bird strike caused Marine helicopter crash

A bird strike caused a deadly helicopter crash at Camp Pendleton last year that killed two Marines, according to a Marine Corps investigation. The AH-1W Cobra attack helicopter collided Sept. 19 with a red-tailed hawk that had a wing span of about 4 ...
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Thu, May 17, 2012

Helicopter Service Company to Open Centralized Call Center

On June 1, 2012, HSC will open a centralized call center for operators of Russian helicopters, providing a direct line of communication to quickly address issues concerning aftersales servicing and logistic support. Moscow/17 May 2012 – Helicopter ...
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Thu, May 17, 2012

Cabri light helicopter: Tough little mover

By Rohit Jaggi As I look out for spring rainclouds above the lush British Cotswolds, it occurs to me that the French-built aircraft I am flying removes many of the concerns that pilots of little two-seat helicopters have drummed into them.
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Financial Times

Thu, May 17, 2012

Report: Bird strike caused Marine helicopter crash that killed 2 Camp ...

A Marine Corps investigation has found that a bird strike caused a helicopter crash at Camp Pendleton last year that killed two Marines. The report, obtained by UT San Diego (http://bit.ly/KxrFT1), says the AH-1W Cobra attack helicopter collided on ...
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Thu, May 17, 2012

Hondurans Demand DEA Leave After Shooting

The US Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed on Wednesday that some of its agents were on a US-owned helicopter with Honduran police officers when the shooting happened Friday on the Patuca River in northeastern Honduras. Honduran and US officials ...
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Thu, May 17, 2012

Man accused of pointing gun at helicopter

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 17 (UPI) -- A grand jury in Texas will decide whether a man accused of pointing a gun at a helicopter and forcing it to land should face criminal charges, officials said. Helicopter instructor Dale Williamson said he and a ...
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Thu, May 17, 2012

Bell Helicopter Affirms Presence at HeliRussia

Moscow - Bell Helicopter announced at the 5th International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia 2012 it completed delivery of its sixth Bell 429 in Russia and Ukraine. "We are excited about the tremendous customer response to the new generation ...
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