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AMERICAS

Heli-Expo 2013!
— Sponsored by Helicopter Association International —
• 4 - 7 March 2013
• Exhibit Hall Is Open: March 5 - 7, 2013
(Las Vegas, Nevada, USA)

Heli-Expo 2012
(Largest helicopter trade show in the world.)

Heli-Expo, 11 - 14 February 2012, Dallas, Texas, USA


Heli-Expo 2012
Sponsored by Helicopter Association International
• 11 - 14 February 2012
• Exhibit Hall Open: 12 - 14 February 2011
(Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Texas, USA)
www.heliexpo.com

Helicopter Trade Shows and Conferences - 2012

Southeast Region Safety Seminar
Sponsored by Airborne Law Enforcement Association
10 - 12 January 2012
(Savannah, Georgia, USA)
www.alea.org/events

Association of the United States Army
Army Aviation Symposium and Exposition
(Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland, USA)
www.ausa.org

Future Vertical Lift Aircraft Design Conference
Sponsored by the American Helicopter Society (AHS) International San Francisco Chapter
18 - 20 January 2012
(Holiday Inn, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California, USA) www.vtol.org

Helicopter Safety, Performance & Networking with Active Industry Pilots
20 January 2012
(Van Nuys Airtel Plaza Hotel, Van Nuys, California, USA)
www.faasafety.gov

Helicopter Employment, Safety, Performance & Networking with Active Industry Pilots
21 January 2012
(Van Nuys Airtel Plaza Hotel, Van Nuys, California, USA)
www.faasafety.gov

Aerial Firefighting International Airshow and Conference
25 - 26 January 2012
(Lions Gate Hotel, Garden Pavillion & McClellan Airport, Sacramento, USA)
www.tangentlink.com

Certified Flight Communicator Course
27 - 28 January 2012
(Lexington, Kentucky, USA)
www.naacs.org/classes.htm

Certified Flight Communicator Course
1 - 2 February 2012
(Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, USA)
www.naacs.org/classes.htm

Heli-Expo 2012
Sponsored by Helicopter Association International
11 - 14 February 2012
(Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Texas, USA)
www.heliexpo.com

Conference at Abu Dhabi Air Expo on Helicopter Research Conducted Under the MyCopter.eu Project
6 - 8 March 2012
(Al Bateen Executive Airport, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
Press Release for Conference: www.arabianaerospace.aero
Air Show web site: www.adairexpo.com

Helicopter Association of Canada (HAC) 16th Annual Convention
and Trade Show
16 - 18 March 2011
(Convention Centre and the Westin Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
www.h-a-c.ca

Eastern Region Safety Seminar
Sponsored by Airborne Law Enforcement Association
20 - 22 March 2012
(Chicago, Illinois, USA)
www.alea.org/events

American Helicopter Society (AHS) International 68th Annual Forum and Technology Display
1 - 3 May 2012
(Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA)
www.vtol.org

Army Aviation Association of America
1 - 4 April 2012
(Gaylord Opryland Hotel & Convention Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA)
Main site: www.quad-a.org
PDF for Trade Show: www.quad-a.org/images/stories
/2012_Convention/2012_ConvExhibitorMailing.pdf

HELMOT XV
30 October - 1 November 2012)
(Crowne Plaza Williamsburg at Fort Magruder, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA)
www.vtol.org


 

Helicopter Trade Shows and Conferences - 2013

Heli-Expo 2013
— Sponsored by Helicopter Association International—
• 4 - 7 March 2013
• Exhibit Hall Is Open: March 5 - 7, 2013
(Las Vegas, Nevada, USA)
www.heliexpo.com

 

American Helicopter Society (AHS) International 69th Annual Forum and Technology Display
21 - 23 May 2013
(Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA)
www.vtol.org

Helicopter Air Shows
(These are typically annual events and is why some past shows are left on our site.)

American Heroes Air Show - Fort Myers, Florida
28 January 2012
(Fort Myers, Florida, USA)
www.heroes-airshow.com/fortmyers

American Heroes Air Show - Austin, Texas
21 April 2012
(Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas, USA)
www.heroes-airshow.com/austin

Vertical Challenge Helicopter Air Show
(2012 show to be announced. Usually held in June.)
(Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos Airport, San Carlos, California)
www.hiller.org/vertical-challenge.shtml

American Heroes Air Show - Washington
(2012 to be announced, 2011 show in June)
(Seattle, Washington, USA)
www.heroes-airshow.com/seattle

American Heroes Air Show - California
(2012 to be announced, July 2011 show was cancelled.)
(California, USA)
www.heroes-airshow.com/losangeles

American Heroes Air Show - Colorado
(2012 to be announced. Usually held in July.)
(Denver, Colorado, USA)
www.heroes-airshow.com/denver

American Heroes Air Show - Georgia
(2012 to be announced, Usually held in September.)
(Brown Industrial Parkway, Canton, Georgia, USA)
www.heroes-airshow.com/canton

Rotorfest, All Helicopter Air Show (12th Annual)
Sponsored by the American Helicopter Museum
and Education Center
13 - 14 October 2012
(West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA)
rotorfest.schultzairshows.com

American Heroes Air Show - Lake Havasu, Arizona
(2012 to be announced. Usually held in September.)
(Lake Havasu, Arizona, USA)
www.heroes-airshow.com/lakehavasu

Helicopter Display Teams

Otto the Helicopter
(Baker, Florida, USA)
www.otto-airshow.com

Sky Soldiers Demonstration Team
(Hampton, Georgia, USA)
www.armyav.org

Helicopter Association International (HAI) Calendar of Events.

Helicopter Association International (HAI), Affiliate Calendar
www.rotor.com/Membership/AffiliateMembers/
AffiliatesCalendar.aspx

ASIA / OCEANIA

Helicopter Trade Shows and Conferences - 2012

 

Heli China **Postponed**
11 - 13 April 2012 (These dates are not correct, see note below.)
Shanghai Dachange Airbase
(Shanghai, China)
www.helichina-shanghai.com/en
(**According to an email that I received on January 18, 2012, Heli China has been postponed; their web site will relfect this change after Chinese New Year.**)

SAR & CSAR Asia 2012
24 - 25 April 2012
(Holiday Inn Atrium Singapore, Singapore)
www.shephardmedia.com/events/sar-asia-2012-72

Airborne Special Mission
- Exploring affordable solutions for Special Mission Aircraft -
16 - 17 May 2012
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
www.tangentlink.com

Heli & UV Pacific 2012
23 - 24 May 2012
(RACV Royal Pines Resort, Queensland, Australia)
www.shephardmedia.com/events/heli-uv-pacific-2012-69

Police Aviation Asia International Conference & Exhibition
- Addressing the Operational Challenges of Airborne Law Enforcement in the Asia-Pacific region -
22 - 23 October 2012
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
www.tangentlink.com

Heli-India
14 - 15 November 2012
(Air Forces Auditorium, New Delhi, India)
www.shephardmedia.com/events/heli-india


 

Helicopter Championship

(Past) New Zealand Open Helicopter Championship 2010
“Festival of Speed No. 2”
(Leaving online as a reminder that this event will might take place again in 2012? Not sure.)
10 April 2010
(Whitianga Airfield, Auckland, New Zealand)
www.helitraining.co.nz/Events/Upcoming-Events/
NZ-World-Helicopter-Championship/MenuId/56.aspx

Helicopter Display Team

Sarang Helicopter Display Team
(Yelahanka Air Force Station, Bangalore, India)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarang_(military)
(Not sure if active.)

Past Helicopter Trade Shows and Conferences 2011

China Helicopter Exposition
15 - 18 September 2011
(Tianjin, China)
www.helicopter-china-expo.com

Police Aviation Asia International Conference & Exhibition
30 November 2011
(The Prince Hotel and Residence, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
www.tangentlink.com

 

EUROPE

Helicopter Trade Shows and Conferences - 2012

HeliRussia, 17 - 19 May 2012, Moscow, Russia


International Military Helicopter 2012
24 - 26 January 2012
(Portland Place, London, England, United Kingdom)
www.militaryhelicopterevent.com

SAR Europe 2012
15 - 16 March 2012
(Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, Dublin, Ireland)
www.shephardmedia.com/events/sar-europe-2012-80

HeliRussia 2012
5th International Helicopter Industry Exhibition
17 - 19 May 2012
(Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center,
Moscow, Russia)
www.helirussia.ru (Pyccko, Russian)
www.helirussia.ru/en(English)

The Helicopter Show
26 - 27 September 2012
(Silverstone Circuit - The Silverstone Wing, Luffield Abbey, England, United Kingdom)
www.thehelicoptershow.com

Helicopter Trade Shows and Conferences - 2013

HeliTech, 24-25 Sept. 2013, United Kingdom

HeliTech
24-26 September 2013
(Duxford, England, United Kingdom)
www.helitechevents.com

Helicopter Air Shows
Heli-Weekend
17 - 18 March 2012
(Grenchen, Switzerland)
www.airport-grenchen.ch

HeliAVscale Fun & Fly-in 2012
Scale Heli Airshow, Heli Fly-in, Heli Display Airshow, Heli Static Demo and Music Concerts.
25 - 27th May 2012
(Lodrino, Tessin, Switzerland)
www.flyingexperience.ch

Helicopter Competitions

46th Open Championship of Russia
Moscow Rotory-Wing
11 - 14 August 2011
(Sport Airfield "Drakino", Serpukhov district, Moscow region, Russia. Located 100 km south of Moscow and 13 km southwest of Serpukhov.)
http://helisport.org

HeliChallenge Team
27 - 28 August 2011
(Enniskillen Airport, Ireland)
www.helichallenge.org



 

Helicopter Competition Teams

British Helicopter Team 2009
(Located somewhere in the UK.)
www.britishhelicopterteam.co.uk

The Swiss Helicopter Team
www.swissheli.ch

Helicopter Display Teams

The Black Cats
Royal Navy Helicopter Display Team
www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/fleet-air-arm/helicopter-display-team-black-cats

The Blue Eagles
Army Air Corps Helicopter Display Team
(United Kingdom)
www.army.mod.uk/aviation/3614.aspx

Kleeblatt Helicopter Formation Team
(Austria)
http://fly.to/kleeblatt

Scorpion Aerobatic Team (Not sure if active.)
Grupa Akrobacyjna Skorpion (Poland)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpion_aerobatic_team

Team Merlin (United Kingdom)
http://www.teammerlin.airshows.co.uk

European helicopter organizations which typically offer trade shows or events.

European Helicopter Operators Committee
www.eurohoc.org

Heli-Weekend (Offers Heli-Weekend)
(Grenchen Airport, Switzerland)
www.airport-grenchen.ch/flughafen.asp?s=950&l=en

Helitech
(Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom)
www.helitechevents.com

RotorBlatt Events
www.rotorblatt.de/termine

Royal Aeronautical Society Conferences, Lectures, Events. (Full Events Diary)
(London, England)
www.aerosociety.com/events

Shephard Events
(Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom)
www.shephardmedia.com/events

MIDDLE EAST

Helicopter Trade Show - 2012

Dubai Helishow 2012


Dubai Helishow 2012
- A Biennial International Civil and Military Helicopter Technology & Operations Exhibition -
6 - 8 November 2012
(Grand Stand, Meydan Hotel, Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
www.dubaihelicoptershow.com

Helicopter Conference 2012

Aerial FireFighting
- Exploring the use of helicopters for Firefighting and Rescue in High-Rise and Mega-buildings -
6 November 2012
(The Grand Stand, Meydan Hotel, Meydan Racecourse,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
www.tangentlink.com


 

 
 

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There are four parts to an aircraft per the FAA.
(Federal Aviation Administration – United States of America)
1) Airframe
2) Engine
3) Propeller
4) Accessories. (Examples: Radio, airframe fuel pump, night vision equipment, hoists, brakes and etc.)



A: Airframe

P: Powerplant

A&P Mechanic:
A mechanic who works on both the Airframe (A) and Powerplant (P).

Airframe Mechanic:
A mechanic who works on the Airframe.

Powerplant Mechanic:
A mechanic who works the Powerplant.


Airframe:

The fuselage, booms, nacelles, cowlings, fairings, airfoil surfaces (including rotors but excluding propellers and rotating airfoils of engines), and landing gear of an aircraft and their accessories and controls. (From http://www.faa-aircraft-certification.com/faa-definitions.html)

Aftermarket:
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Completions:
A helicopter specialty shop. This shop specializes in refitting a helicopter for a special mission. For example, a completion might upgrade and modify a helicopter for a wealthy person.

Another example would be a completion shop might upgrade a helicopter for fire fighting service which would include special radios, water tanks, spot lights and other equipment to get the helicopter ready for a specific mission.

 

Line Maintenance:
A line mechanic would show up to help fix certain items while it is out on the line (meaning, not in the hanger).

Things that could be done on the ramp for example: Changing out a tachometer, one rotor blade or changing out some loose screws. (If all the rotor blades need to be replaced and service bulletins completed, then this would be done typically at a repair station.)

Maintenance Facility/Station:
Not all maintenance facilities are repair stations. A maintenance facility might do inspections.

Sometimes, it’s thought that repair stations are better than maintenance stations. This is not necessarily true.

A maintenance facility (or station), might have expertise that a repair station does not have. It depends upon the experience of the people who work there.

Modification Part or Modifications:
Is when a person or company invents a part for an aircraft which works just as well as the manufactures and it could work even better. (Example: The Hughes 500 pointed nose is a modified part.)

OEM:

Original Equipment Manufacturer. A brand name manufacture of products or components. Typically, a company that sells a product under their name.

Some or many components maybe produced by other manufactures but when the end product is sold, the item is known as a (an OEM) product of the manufacturer.


For example: A Camaro might have Firestone tires, windows by PPG, radios by Sony, metal by US Steel but the final product is known as a General Motors Chevrolet Camaro. General Motors is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).

 

Repair Station:
An aviation repair facility that is certified by a government agency.

Rotors:
For helicopters, the helicopter rotor is not considered a propeller but part of the airframe.

The helicopter gets its lift from the rotating blades. Hence, the rotor blades are technically revolving wings.

Which is why rotor blades are considered part of the airframe. To make matters more complicated, gyrocopters have propellers as well as a rotor blade.

Service Center:
This aviation repair facility is certified by an OEM helicopter manufacturer to work on their helicopters.

A service center is typically like car dealership. They usually have a parts center, they sell OEM helicopters and are certified to work on the helicopters of the manufacturer.

Supplemental Type Certificates (STC)
A Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) is an authorization to an airframe, engine or any other component that has been granted as a Type Certificate (TC).

(A Type Certificate (TC) is a government approved certification to an aerospace manufacturer that their aircraft or aircraft part fulfills the of current condition of airworthiness requirements.)

A Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) is issued when an applicant has received FAA approval to modify an aircraft or aircraft part from its original design.

The STC also shows how that modification affects the original design.

 


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