Russian Helicopters Mi-38 flies

Mil Moscow Helicopters and Kazan Helicopters - part of holding group Russian Helicopters - have flown the second prototype of the M-38 medium twin-turbine helicopter, designed to replace the Mi-8/17. Production is planned to begin in 2013. LINK: Youtube. More at http://rus-helicopters.ru/en/

THE 4×4 HELICOPTER

“This helicopter that changes Transformers-like into a rugged 4×4 may one day be ferrying troops around Iraq and Afghanistan, helping them avoid the constant threat of roadside bombs. The futuristic design is the latest brainchild of the Texas-based AVX Aircraft Company. It can carry four fully-equipped soldiers and travel 250 miles by land and air on a single tank of fuel. The company says that almost any soldier could drive and fly it, and that they would not need a pilot’s license. Unfolding the rotor blades for flight should convert the vehicle from 4×4 to aircraft in just one minute. The company says the vehicle would be especially suitable for use in Iraq and Afghanistan where troops face constant danger from roadside bombs, or IED – improvised explosive devices. The Pentagon is now considering the design.” w/ photos. LINK

Sweet Little Quadrocopter

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We don’t know whether we should be terrified or overjoyed. We’ve just come across a video demo from the University of Pennsylvania’s GRASP Lab that shows an autonomous quadrotor helicopter performing “precise aggressive maneuvers.” And trust us when we say, nothing in the foregoing sentence is an overstatement — the thing moves with the speed and grace of an angry bee, while accompanied by the perfectly menacing whine of its little engine.

This little helicopter would make an excellent cartoon character.

Link – Via: Holy Kaw, Via: Neatorama

Catching a 50 Pound King Salmon Helicopter Fishing

Catching a 50 Pound King Salmon at Nimmo Bay Resort! September 2007.

Nimmo Bay Helicopter Fishing Catching 50 Pound King Salmon Canada Ultimate Trip Fun Big Fish Vancouver. LINK: Youtube

High Wire Acts: A new way to maintain power lines

You need insulated gonads of steel to get into a harness and let a helicopter fly you into a high voltage cable to service them. That's precisely what the technicians from Air2 do for utilities companies nationwide. [Air2 Via: Flightglobal], Via: Gizmodo

Video of NASA dropping helicopter to watch it crash

( Video Link: Youtube )

The second crash test of a small lightweight helicopter at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., was a smashing success, literally -- just as engineers had predicted.
The helicopter smacked hard into the concrete. Its skid gear collapsed, its windscreen cracked open and its occupants lurched forward violently, suffering potentially spine-crushing injuries according to internal data recorders. The crash test was all in the name of research to try to make helicopters safer.
For full story: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/aeronautic.

Helicopter made using a blue shipping container

Who knew shipping containers could FLY?! LINK, Via: Youtube

Motorized Lego Technic Avatar Helicopter is Grounded—For Now

Give this Lego Avatar helicopter a few aerodynamic tweaks, a slightly more powerful engine and a pilot spouting off canned, predictable dialogue, and I could easily see it taking flight, literally, to fight the Na'Vi.

Scale model of the Battle Helicopter form James Cameron's Avatar.
Made for a LEGO building competition.



Looks pretty sturdy too, which is incredibly important should the pilot happen to have a James Cameron-sized ego. [Nowhere Else, Via: CrunchGear], Via: Gizmodo, Via: Youtube

Norwegian Sunrise

Cineflex – Norwegian sunrise from Leif Holand on Vimeo.

Leif Holland captured these magnificent shots from a helicopter zooming around the peaks of the Sunnmøre region of western Norway. A majestic reminder of the beauty of tall, massive rocks. Via: Neatorama

Grand Canyon

Shot on EX1 clean inside helicopter and using 35mm Letus Ultimate prototype outside.

Filmed during NAB in April.

Music is again from "Signs" by James Newton Howard.

philipbloom.co.uk, Via: Vimeo

Thunderstruck in Iraq

Here is a compilation of US Army helicopters to the tune of ACDC's Thunderstruck. This is a great video. LINK: Youtube

Helicopter Rescuing Hiker From Cliff In Utah

Washington County Search and Rescue Helicopter Rescuing Hiker From Cliff In Ivins, Utah. LINK: Youtube

RC Stunt Plane, Helicopter and Jet do tricks and crash

Airshow sponsored by Trilordy and Venom Racing. Nitro rc planes and jets show off some awsome control in front of a crowd. LINK: Youtube

The helicopter flying hotel

This is the world's first flying hotel, hotelicopter, made from a Soviet Mil V-12 helicopter.

Designed with the sophisticated, affluent traveler in mind, the Hotelicopter has 18 lavish rooms for people on the hunt for a truly unique inimitable travel experience. Each soundproofed room comes with a queen-sized bed, fine linens, a mini-bar, coffee machine, wireless internet access, flatscreen TVs and a range of amenities you’d look for in a flying five star hotel. Other lavish features include private entertainment systems, showers, spa treatments, Jacuzzi, yoga classes, arcade gaming, a tea garden, Babysitting & Kids’ Kamp, blackjack/ping-pong table and playground for kids. The flying hotel will take its first flight this summer.

Link, Via: Neatorama

The Largest Helicopter Ever Built

The Russian Mil V-12 was by far largest helicopter ever built. It was developed in the Soviet Union during the 1960s.

The V-12 featured two rotors mounted side by side at the ends of a large wing. Each rotor had a diameter of nearly 115 ft. The helicopter was so enormous that the distance from the edge of one rotor disk to the other was almost 220 ft, even wider across than the wingspan of a Boeing 747.

More large helicopters at Aerospaceweb. Via: Presurfer

Photos by Yann Arthus Bertrand

Yann Arthus-Bertrand was born on March 13, 1946 in Paris and is a photographer, journalist, reporter, businessman and environmentalist.

In 1994, under the sponsorship of UNESCO, Yann Arthus Bertrand undertook a substantive work on the state of the planet by offering to take photos of the most beautiful landscapes in the world seen from an helicopter. The project, called "Earth from heaven", with the credo: "Witnessing the beauty of the world and try to protect the Earth" this will give birth to the book Terre vue du Ciel which sold more than 3 million in 24 languages.

On 1 July 2005, Yann Arthus Bertrand founded the International Association of ecologist, "GoodPlanet" and implements "Action Carbone", a program to reduce the greenhouse gases generated by its own aerial photographs. This action supports projects on renewable energy, energy efficiency and reforestation.

Go to LINK to see Gallery.

London From Above, At Night

Beautiful pictures of London at night, taken from a helicopter by photographer Jason Hawkes. LINK: Presurfer

Tree Trimming with a Helicopter

hishelicopter carries a huge multi blade saw, to trim tress from around power lines. LINK