Bright idea puts Kiwi farmer on the global map - Stuff
27 May 2012, 11:44 am
Truck spreading systems were soon adapted into helicopter and fixed-wing plane top dressers, and then moved into whole different fields of endeavour. Variations of TracMap are now used in search and rescue missions (where it shaves 30 per cent off time to ...

4 dead after small plane apparently crashes at Utah airport - USA Today
27 May 2012, 3:30 am
The single-engine Cessna 172 fixed-wing airplane was found about 300 feet south of the of the runway during the scheduled 6 a.m. security check of the airport property, Assistant to the City Manager Marc Mortensen said. Mortensen said there were ...

Airbus Military Sells C295s To Oman - Aviation International News
25 May 2012, 11:04 am
Among the many opportunities being pursued is Canada’s fixed-wing search-and-rescue (FWSAR) requirement, in which the C295 is competing with the Alenia C-27J.

Troy Facility Completes S-61™ Airframe Modernization for U.S. State Department - PR Newswire
23 May 2012, 8:36 am
Sikorsky Aerospace Services, a Sikorsky company, provides comprehensive support to rotary- and fixed-wing operators throughout the world. It offers its military and commercial customers a full portfolio of support services, including material distribution ...

Army Readies Its Mammoth Spy Blimp for First Flight - Wired News
23 May 2012, 6:27 am
The current model can carry 20 tons of supplies. A scaled-up version could carry hundreds of tons — and at a fraction of the cost of fixed-wing airplanes. Noting Pakistan’s continuing blockade of roads into Afghanistan, Brown proposes that ...

Small plane crash lands upside down, pilot survives - msnbc.com
22 May 2012, 7:47 am
home Monday night, tearing down power lines and cutting electricity to surrounding homes, authorities said. The fixed wing single-engine plane, registered to a man in Moreno Valley, landed upside down on the sidewalk in the 1200 block of ...

Discovery Air Technical Services announces an agreement with Peninsula Airways for the Heavy Maintenance of their SAAB340 fleet - CNW Group
22 May 2012, 5:02 am
Its subsidiaries provide airborne training to the Canadian military; air ambulance services; airborne fire services; helicopter operations; fixed-wing air charter services; expediting and logistics support; and a range of maintenance, repair, overhaul ...

Daredevil Stratford pilot becomes Jordan princess - CBC
15 May 2012, 10:18 am
The prince, 32, was a fixed-wing pilot trained at Britain's Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. "She fell in love with this man, madly in love with him, they're very much in love," says sister Yasmen Hasan of Ottawa, the family's spokesperson. "You can just see it.

Daredevil Canadian acrobatic pilot welcomed into royal family - The Vancouver Sun
15 May 2012, 7:33 am
The prince, 32, was a fixed-wing pilot trained at Britain’s Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. “She fell in love with this man, madly in love with him, they’re very much in love,” says sister Yasmen Hasan of Ottawa, the family’s spokesperson.

Acton brush fire burns 126 acres; blaze 40% contained - Los Angeles Times
8 May 2012, 10:37 pm
He said an aggressive air attack, which included five helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, helped crews on the ground gain the upper hand. At the fire's height, nearly 400 firefighters were battling the blaze. The blaze broke out shortly before ...