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The Hughes 300 was followed in 1969 by the improved Hughes 300C (sometimes 269C), which first flew on 6 March 1969 and received FAA certification in May 1970. This new model introduced a more powerful 190 hp (140 kW) Lycoming HIO-360-D1A engine and an increased-diameter rotor, giving a payload increase of 45%, plus overall performance ...
The Hughes 300 was followed in 1969 by the improved Hughes 300C (sometimes Hughes 269C), which first flew on 6 March 1969 and received FAA certification in May 1970. This new model introduced a more powerful 190 hp (140 kW) Lycoming HIO-360-D1A engine and increased rotor diameter, giving a payload increase of 45%, plus overall performance ...
After Schweizer acquired the FAA Type Certificate, the helicopter was known for a short time as the Schweizer-Hughes 300C and then simply, the Schweizer 300C. The basic design remained unchanged over the years. Between Hughes and Schweizer, nearly 3,000 copies of the Model 269/300 have been built and flown over the last 50 years.
Hughes Helicopters was a major manufacturer of military and civilian helicopters from the 1950s to the 1980s. The company began in 1947, as a unit of Hughes Aircraft, then was part of the Hughes Tool Company after 1955. [1] It became the Hughes Helicopter Division, Summa Corporation in 1972, and was reformed as Hughes Helicopters, Inc. in 1981 ...
Operated Hughes 500, Eurocopter EC120 [48] R: Reguljair: 1996: 2000: To FlyNordic: Rehnström Aero: 1969: 2009: Acquired by HeliAir Sweden. Operated Hughes 269, Schweizer 269C, Schweizer 330 [49] S: Saab Nyge Aero: TGT: 1990: 2015: Established as Nyge Aero. Operated Beech Super King Air, Learjet 35, MD Explorer, Mitsubishi MU-2 [50] Salair: YD ...
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The latest blaze, dubbed the Hughes Fire, runs through the Castaic area and has put the inferno-weary region back on high alert, according to CalFire. Rising winds threaten to spread the ...
In 1955, Howard Hughes split the helicopter production unit from the Hughes Aircraft Company, and reconstituted it with Hughes Tool Company, calling it Hughes Tool Company's Aircraft Division. The Aircraft Division had a focus on the production of light helicopters, mainly the Hughes 269 / 300 and the OH-6 Cayuse / Hughes 500 .