Helicopter Links Worldwide

HELICOPTER AIR SHOWS &
HELICOPTER TRADE SHOWS

Links to helicopter trade shows, helicopter air shows, helicopter display teams, helicopter competition teams and competitions and an RC helicopter air show, by continent.

AMERICAS

Helicopter Trade Shows and Conferences 2008

Helicopter Association Affiliate Calendar http://www.rotor.com/Default.aspx?tabid=917 or go to http://www.rotor.com >Membership >Affiliates >Affiliate Calendar	Heli-Expo 22-24 February 2009 (Anaheim, California, USA) Sponsored by Helicopter Association International www.heliexpo.com
AHS Specialist's Conference on Aeromechanics 23-25 January 2008 (Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California, USA) http://www.vtol.org/meetings/sfjan08.html	Technical Specialists’ Meeting on Condition Based Maintenance 12-13 Feb 2008 (Huntsville, Alabama, USA) http://www.vtol.org/meetings/cbm02-08_sponsor.html
"Riding the Wave of New Vertical Flight Technology" 64th Annual Forum & Techology Display 29 April - 1 May 2008 (Montréal, Québec, Canada) Sponsored by the American Helicopter Society www.vtol.org/ahsfrm.html	12th annual Convention & Trade Show 6-8 April 2008 (Calgary Marriott Hotel and Telus Convention Center, Calgary, BC, Canada) Sponsored by Helicopter Association of Canada www.h-a-c.ca
A Comprehensive Short Course in Rotary Wing Technology 18-22 August 2008 (Penn State, Pennsylvania, USA) http://www.outreach.psu.edu/programs/rotarywing/ (Their web site if not up-to-date. Contact Dr. Barnes W. McCormick at bwmaer@engr.psu.edu for more information. Or call 814-863-0602.	The Second International Helicopter Safety Symposium 19-21 September 2007 (Omni Hotel, Montreal, Canada) www.ihst.org
AHS Hampton Roads Chapter Helicopter Military Operations Technology (HELMOT XIII) meeting 28-30 October 2008 Williamsburg, VA http://www.ahs-hrc.org/ (contact local chapter directly for more information)

Helicopter Air Shows
American Heroes Air Show - California 12 July 2008 (Los Angeles, California, USA) email: jim@heroes-airshow.com (Jim Paules) www.heroes-airshow.com	American Heroes Air Show - Georgia Date not set for 2008. (Georgia, USA) email: fliifr@aol.com (Mike Grier) www.heroes-airshow.com

American Heroes Air Show - Texas 19 April 2008 (Texas, USA) email: brian.johnson@heroes-airshow.com (Brian Johnson) www.heroes-airshow.com	American Heroes Air Show - Florida 10 May 2008 (Santa Fe Commnuity College, Florida, USA) email: bgsmith@heroes-airshow.com (Bryan Smith) www.heroes-airshow.com
American Heroes Air Show - Maryland 17 May 2008 (U.S. Army Fort Detrick, Maryland, USA) email: PRobinson@Heroes-airshow.com (Pat Robinson) www.heroes-airshow.com	American Heroes Air Show - Seattle, Washington 14 June 2008 (Seattle, Washington, USA) email: jen@heroes-airshow.com (Jennifer boyer) www.heroes-airshow.com
Vertical Challenge (8th Annual) 21 June 2008 Hiller Aviation Museum (San Carlos Airport, California) About a 45 minute drive, south of San Francisco. www.hiller.org/vertical-challenge.shtml	Rotorfest, 10th Annual October 2008 (date not set, usually in Oct annually) Sponsored by the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center (West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA) www.helicoptermuseum.org
Latin America Aero & Defence 05 (This is a rotor and fixed-winged aircraft show) 14-17 Aprile 2009 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) www.laadexpo.com

Helicopter Display Teams

Helicopter Display Teams Fury Helicopters (Elbert, Colorado, USA) www.furyhelicopters.com	Otto the Helicopter (Baker, Florida, USA) www.otto-airshow.com
The Showcopters (Salinas, California, USA) www.showcopter.com	Sky Soldiers Demonstration Team (Hampton, Georgia, USA) www.armyav.org/fly_prog_1.htm
Chuck Aaron - Chuck flies a Messerscmitt-Boelkow BO-105 sponsored by Red Bull. The Red Bull site is difficult to use. Follow links below: www.redbullusa.com >Motorsports >Flight

Remote Control (R/C) Helicopter Air Shows

2007 International Circumgyration
May 2008 (Date not set, usually in May)
R/C Scale Helicopter Competition
(Fremont, California, USA)
www.circumgyration.com

ASIA

Helicopter Trade Shows and Conferences
Heli-Pacific 2008 27-29 May 2008 (Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Australia) http://www.shephard.co.uk/ (if this link does not work, try the one below) http://www.shephard.co.uk/Events.aspx

EUROPE

Helicopter Trade Shows and Conferences 2008
European Helicopter Safety Analysis Team (EHSAT) 4-5 March 2008 EASA, Cologne, Germany http://www.easa.eu.int/home/index.html	European Helicopter Safety Team (EHEST) 6 March 2008 EASA, Cologne, Germany http://www.easa.eu.int/home/index.html
SAR 2008 - UK 17-19 March 2008 (Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, UK) www.shephard.co.uk/sar	Trial HAWKOWL (Flight assessment of a day night all weather helicopter pilotage display system) 3 April 2008 (Bill Boeing Theatre, London, England) http://www.raes.org.uk/conference/indexlect.html http://www.raes.org.uk/conference/PDFs/SpaceFeb08.pdf (PDF flyer)
EHOC AGM and Conference 9-12 May 2008 (Athens Hilton Hotel, Athens) www.eurohoc.org/	International Helicopter Industry Exhibition 15-17 May 2008 (Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center, Moscow, Russia) http://helirussia.ru/ (Russian) http://helirussia.ru/eng/ (English) (According to an email I received, "This is Russia's first International Exhibition of the Helicopter Industry.")
International Powered Lift Conference (sponsored by: RAeS/AIAA/AHS/SAE) 22-24 July 2008 (London, England) For more information contact RAeS directly: http://www.raes.org.uk/conference/	34rd European Rotorcraft Forum 16-19 September 2008 (Arena and Convention Center, Liverpool, England) http://www.aerosociety.com/erf34
Helitech 14-16 October 2008 (Airport Cascais, Estoril, Portugal) www.helitecheurope.com	The Royal Aeronautical Society and AHS International Rotorcraft Handling Qualities International Conference and Workshop 4-5 November 2008 (Univeristy of Liverpool, UK) For more Information contact Professor Gareth Padfield at gareth.padfield@liv.ac.uk
Heli-Power 2008 5-6 November 2008 (Olympia Conference Centre, London, UK) http://www.shephard.co.uk/	Police Aviation 2008 5-6 Novemeber 2008 (Olympia Conference Centre, London, UK) http://www.shephard.co.uk/

Helicopter Trade Shows and Conferences 2009
Helitech 22-24 September 2009 (Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridge, United Kingdom) www.helitech.co.uk
Helicopter Air Shows
Belgian Helidays 2008 (Date not set, 2007 show was in May) (Bierset, Belgium) http://www.belgian-helidays.com/joomla/	Weston-Super-Helidays 2008 25-27 July 2008 (Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England) www.helicoptermuseum.co.uk/helidays.htm
World Helicopter Championship
World Helicopter Championship 13-18 August 2008 (Eisenach, Thüringe, Germany) www.fai.org/rotorcraft/

Helicopter Competitions

French Helicopter Championship
2008 (date not set, 2007 championship was in July)
(Montbeliard, France)
www.helico.org

German Helicopter Championship
Does anyone know if this is still a viable website for helicopter competitions?
Unknown Date
(Stendal Borstel, Germany)
www.hubschrauberclub.com

Helicopter Competition Teams

The Russian Combined Team
(This was a well designed Russian helicopter
competition team website and now it's offline.
Does anyone know where it is?)
www.helisport.ru/index_e.php3v

The Swiss Helicopter Team
www.helifliegen.ch/WM/index.htm

Helicopter Display Teams

The Blue Eagles Army Air Corps Helicopter Display Team (United Kingdom) www.blue-eagles.co.uk	Kleeblatt Helicopter Formation Team (Austria) www.paiha.at/sites/Kleeblatt/English/index.html
Patrouille Tango Bleu (France) www.helico.org/ptb.htm
MIDDLE EAST
Helicopter Trade Shows and Conferences
Heli-Middle East 11-13 May 2008 (Grand Hyatt Hotel, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman) http://www.shephard.co.uk/