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These helicopters lack the maneuverability and survivability of a proper attack helicopter, and merely provide a stopgap during the development of the Z-10. The latest armed version, the Z-9W , was introduced in 2005 and has night attack capabilities, with an under-nose low-light TV and infra-red observing and tracking unit.
XHITZ-FM (90.3 MHz "Z90.3") is an English-language Top 40 (CHR) radio station. [2] It is licensed to Tijuana, Mexico, and broadcasts to the San Diego-Tijuana radio market. The station is owned by Comunicación XERSA, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican company. An American company, Local Media San Diego, holds 49% of the concession.
The Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition was established in 1980 by the American Helicopter Society (AHS) International. The award, the AHS Sikorsky Prize, was given for the first human powered helicopter (HPH) to meet a set of extremely challenging flight requirements. In summary, the requirements to win the AHS Sikorsky Prize ...
The US Army released a draft solicitation on June 22, 2018 for reconnaissance helicopter proposals, with the intent to have two flying prototype designs by 2023, which will compete for the final award. [8] [9] On October 3, 2018, the Army released its formal request for proposal and outlined its proposed schedule: [5]
June 13. 2013 – The Canadian AeroVelo Atlas human-powered helicopter makes a 64-second flight that reaches an altitude of 3.3 meters (11 feet), winning the American Helicopter Society International ' s Igor I. Sikorsky Human-Powered Helicopter Competition by becoming the first such helicopter to fly for at least 60 seconds and achieve an altitude of at least 3 meters (10 meters).
The European figure skating championships carried on Thursday, even as the skating world mourned athletes who died when an American Airlines jet collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C.
The Harbin Z-19 is a Chinese light reconnaissance/attack helicopter developed by Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (HAMC) for the People's Liberation Army Air Force and the Ground Force Army Aviation. [3] It is a specialized combat variant of the Harbin Z-9, which is a license-built version of the Eurocopter Dauphin. [4]
[6] [7] However, the competition was restarted in 2010 due to ballooning VH-71 development costs, allowing Sikorsky to resubmit the VH-92 in April 2010. [8] By mid-2013, all other aircraft manufacturers had dropped out of the contest, leaving only Sikorsky. [9] On 7 May 2014, it was announced that the VH-92 had won the restarted VXX competition ...