Wed August 25, 2010
In Pakistan floods, US military shows its softer side
In humanitarian role, US military tries to win over hearts and minds in Pakistan.
Moazzam Khan had been trapped for more than a week by rushing floodwaters until, to his eternal surprise, a U.S. military helicopter arrived to airlift him to safety. “After a wait of one-and-half weeks, we were informed that we were going to be rescued,” Khan said. “I thought it would be a [Pakistan] Army helicopter but when I saw white-skinned, tall pilots and other staff welcoming us, I got confused for a moment.”
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Moazzam Khan had been trapped for more than a week by rushing floodwaters until, to his eternal surprise, a U.S. military helicopter arrived to airlift him to safety. “After a wait of one-and-half weeks, we were informed that we were going to be rescued,” Khan said. “I thought it would be a [Pakistan] Army helicopter but when I saw white-skinned, tall pilots and other staff welcoming us, I got confused for a moment.”
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Wed August 18, 2010
Indie Longbow screens
New media for the ongoing project.
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Sun July 04, 2010
Esky Co-Comanche RAH-66 Series
Awesome new RC chopper.
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Sun March 14, 2010
New AH-64D Longbow simulation announced!
The upcoming indie AH-64D Longbow simulation, Combat-Helo, has now been officially publically announced.
Updates on the project can be found at www.combathelo.blogspot.com
The official forum is linked below.
Release date of first public beta is still TBA.
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Updates on the project can be found at www.combathelo.blogspot.com
The official forum is linked below.
Release date of first public beta is still TBA.
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Mon February 01, 2010
There is a New Generation of Black Hawks
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp builds Black Hawk helicopters and the transformation from mechanical helicopters into computerized aircrafts will soon begin. In other words, aerial warpaths will soon be joined by a pilot-less Black Hawk helicopter thanks to a $1 billion embarkment made by newly developed Sikorsky Innovations - created to speed the process of building the hands-free Black Hawks.
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Wed September 23, 2009
R.I. National Guard bids farewell to the its workhorse helicopter of 50 years.
Members of the R.I. Army National Guard bade farewell Sunday to their remaining UH-1 “Huey” helicopters during an afternoon ceremony at the Quonset Air National Guard Base.
The Huey has been considered an Army workhorse for 50 years, and has been in use by the National Guard in Rhode Island for nearly all of that time. The helicopter is being phased out of Guard units nationwide to make room for the larger, more powerful, UH-60 Blackhawk.
Two of the three remaining UH-1 helicopters attached to the R.I. Guard will be flown Friday to an Army aviation center in Ozark, Ala. The third UH-1 will be kept on display at Quonset outside a new 136,000-square-foot aviation facility the Guard has under construction.
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The Huey has been considered an Army workhorse for 50 years, and has been in use by the National Guard in Rhode Island for nearly all of that time. The helicopter is being phased out of Guard units nationwide to make room for the larger, more powerful, UH-60 Blackhawk.
Two of the three remaining UH-1 helicopters attached to the R.I. Guard will be flown Friday to an Army aviation center in Ozark, Ala. The third UH-1 will be kept on display at Quonset outside a new 136,000-square-foot aviation facility the Guard has under construction.
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Bristow Signs Agreement For 3 AW139 Helicopters
The Houston, Texas based Bristow Group has signed an agreement for three AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters. The AW139 is a medium twin engine helicopter to be used to perform offshore transport missions.
The purchase further strengthens the relationship between AgustaWestland and Bristow Group and also includes options for additional AW139 purchases by the Bristow Group which would reinforce the continued expansion of the AW139 in the Oil & Gas Industry.
Two powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67C engines with FADEC deliver a high power-to-weight ratio maximising safety in demanding operational conditions, including Cat A, Class 1 hot and high sorties. The standard configuration provides seating for twelve or fifteen passengers in a large and bright 8.0 m3 cabin with excellent ease of access and egress via large sliding cabin doors.
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The purchase further strengthens the relationship between AgustaWestland and Bristow Group and also includes options for additional AW139 purchases by the Bristow Group which would reinforce the continued expansion of the AW139 in the Oil & Gas Industry.
Two powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67C engines with FADEC deliver a high power-to-weight ratio maximising safety in demanding operational conditions, including Cat A, Class 1 hot and high sorties. The standard configuration provides seating for twelve or fifteen passengers in a large and bright 8.0 m3 cabin with excellent ease of access and egress via large sliding cabin doors.
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Fri March 13, 2009
Helosim.com review of DCS KA-50 Black Shark
The very unique subject of the first DCS release, Black Shark, is the Kamov KA-50 single seat daylight close support helicopter (given the name “Hokum” by NATO). Black Shark possesses some of, if not the best flight dynamics modeling I’ve ever seen. You will need at the very least a few days to become a passable KA-50 pilot, and weeks more to become a good one. Kamov supported the development of Black Shark, and real KA-50 pilots have approved of the flight model. By Alex "PeriscopeDepth" Belliotti. Thu January 29, 2009
Black Shark Preview
After nearly two years of waiting and many changes during development, one of the most promising upcoming simulators is almost here. It is coming from Russian developers and its name is Digital Combat Simulator: Black Shark. 
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Mon January 26, 2009
Final Article In A Series
Flyboy's final article in his 'The Future Of Warfare' series, titled 'The Future Of Law Enforcement', has been put up on SimHQ.com
[ read here ]
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Sat December 27, 2008
New SimHQ EECH Article and Award
The Mi-24 Hind Returns
A SimHQ Exclusive First Look at v1.11 for EEAH/EECH
by Guest Writer Jim "Woxof" Hart
[ read the article here ]
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I've decided to hand out an award this year...
The Helosim "Greatest Achievement Of The Year Award 2008" goes to arneh for his outstanding contribution to the EEAH/EECH community. His latest work, EECH v1.11 and the Mi-24 Hind 3D Cockpit are truly extraordinary.
[ Go here for the latest details and downloads ]
A SimHQ Exclusive First Look at v1.11 for EEAH/EECH
by Guest Writer Jim "Woxof" Hart
[ read the article here ]
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I've decided to hand out an award this year...
The Helosim "Greatest Achievement Of The Year Award 2008" goes to arneh for his outstanding contribution to the EEAH/EECH community. His latest work, EECH v1.11 and the Mi-24 Hind 3D Cockpit are truly extraordinary.
[ Go here for the latest details and downloads ]
Sat September 27, 2008
Spy In The Sky
Flyboy's latest article 'Spy in the Sky: The Future of Warfare - Part 2' has been put up on SimHQ.com
[ read here ]
[ read here ]
Fri August 15, 2008
More new site sections!
More new sections to Flyboy's Site added. Jane's Combat Simulations provides links to Jane's F-15/F-18/USAF and Flyboy/Helosim has teamed up with The Old Computer Dot Com to bring you the very best in retro PC games and simulations at Flyboy's Retro Game Site.
[ Go here for the new sites - JCS / Retro ]
Flyboy
[ Go here for the new sites - JCS / Retro ]
Flyboy
Sun August 03, 2008
New site section!
To accompany the Flyboy's Shotz site, I have made a new section called Flyboy's Vidz. As you know, the Shotz site features screen captures from sim games, well, Vidz will feature video captures made by myself and uploaded to YouTube.
[ Go here for the new site ]
Flyboy
[ Go here for the new site ]
Flyboy
Fri June 06, 2008
Finnish Border Guard Orders Three AW119 Ke Helicopters
AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the Finnish Border Guard has chosen the AW119 Ke as its new helicopter to sustain its fleet modernization and enhancement programme. A total of three AW119 Ke single turbine powered helicopters have been ordered with an option for one additional aircraft.
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AMRDEC Team Earns 2008 American Helicopter Society Award
The Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center's Aviation Applied Technology Directorate and the Aviation Systems Integration Facility together with The Boeing Company, and Rockwell Collins Inc., have earned the 2008 American Helicopter Society's "Howard Hughes Award" for their contributions to Network Centric Operations technology development.
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