General - helicopters and other rotary wing aircraft

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New Year, Same sh.t at Belfort Digiwx AWOS	17 Feb 2007 18:39 GMT	6
Belfort was trumpeting in a company press release authored by "jowl, belly and a$$" Belfort Digiwx Sales Director Ralph Petragnani a recent Digiwx AWOS installation at: http://www.digiwx-ctk.com/ Today, it is displaying:
AW 95	17 Feb 2007 06:55 GMT	2
Anyone built/building one of these?
TGR Helicorp	12 Feb 2007 17:04 GMT	7
Hey, these guys are just down the road but I'd never heard of them. The stuff they claim to be working on looks incredible. Anyone ever heard of these guys? The owner is a former politician in NZ - not exactlly a ringing endorsement!
Where's the pitot situated.....	12 Feb 2007 08:48 GMT	7
on helis?... and the static pressure point??...... rc or full size....R22...or Jetranger any info appreciated.. Cheers Nick
Fifth U.S. chopper in 18 days goes down	07 Feb 2007 20:24 GMT	1
Four U.S. helicopters -- three military and one civilian -- were shot down in Iraq between January 20 and Friday, raising concerns that insurgents are becoming more proficient at downing the aircraft. Sixteen U.S. troops were killed in the three military chopper crashes.
Helicopter crash in Iraq is fourth in two weeks	06 Feb 2007 01:55 GMT	1
The military is trying to determine "whether or not this is just statistically what's going to happen over time when you're flying at that level and people are shooting at you, or if there are some kind of new tactics and techniques that we need to adjust to," he said.