The Canadian military has recreated the scenario whereby a CH-148 crashed while attempting to land aboard HMCS Frederiction off Greece in April. Using data recovered from the helicopter’s flight recorders, investigators found that the autopilot did not turn off and the pilot struggled to control the aircraft. Lt.-Gen. Alain Pelletier, commander of 1 Canadian Air […]
Russia is phasing out its Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) which has Ukrainian parts and replace them with ones made by Electroautomatics Experimental Design Bureau. bomberpilot / CC BY-SA Electroautomatics First Deputy CEO Anatoly Shukalov says fighters from Sukhoi had their HMDs already swapped out and the MiGs will get new HMDs next year. He added […]
A single-seat F/A-18 E model and a two-seat F model have been delivered by Boeing to the U.S. Navy for flight testing. The press release from Boeing says the service will use the two jets “to familiarize pilots with the advanced cockpit system’s new 10-inch-by-19-inch touchscreen display and test the capabilities delivered with the enhanced […]
KAI Vice President and General Manager Lee Bong-keun told reporters on Jun. 17 that his company is stepping up efforts to sell the KUH-1 helicopter to Indonesia. By Korea Aerospace Industries (KUH-1 Surion in Alaska) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons He was speaking at a promotional event held in Sacheon whereby diplomats from the […]