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Kawasaki Heavy Industries plans to introduce a Loft Dynamics H145 Multi-Pilot virtual-reality simulator at its training center in Gifu, Japan, according to a Loft Dynamics announcement issued August 20. The company said Kawasaki will be the first organization…
![One of the rarest and least-known Cessnas ever produced, the CH-1 helicopter. [Credit: Cessna]](https://staging.hoveringhelicopter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CH-1-Cessna-Flight-768x490.jpg)
If you’d like to stump everyone at aviation trivia, simply ask them to name the Cessna with the shortest takeoff-and-landing distances. More than likely, guesses would include the O-1 Birddog and possibly the 180 and 182. However, digging into the dustier corners of Cessna’s history reveals the true winner—its one and only helicopter the company ever produced, the CH-1 Skyhook.
Vertical flight solutions provider Bristow Group Inc. announced a partnership with aircraft manufacturer Volocopter to advance electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft services in the United States and the United Kingdom.
The companies expect the addition of Volocopter’s digital platform, VoloIQ, to Bristow’s operational fleet to create new routes and cargo and passenger service opportunities in urban environments.
Greek manufacturer Velos Rotors says its Velos V3 is a 25-kilogram-class, electric unmanned helicopter built around a single main rotor, tail rotor and a patented twin-transmission arrangement. In a September 1 interview, founder and CEO Aris Kolokythas said…
Belgium’s Coast Guard deployed a Schiebel Camcopter S-100 vertical-takeoff uncrewed aircraft from the military site at Lombardsijde for North Sea surveillance operations through mid-July. The 2026 deployment was the first time the aircraft operated from Belgian territory under…
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