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Sherwin-Williams Introduces High-flexibility Body Filler
Monday, September 25, 2023 - 12:56
Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings launches Fill Bond Flex Aerospace Filler (FBF100) as a new, convenient method for filling seams, rivets and small spot repair areas on aircraft prior to painting. The high-quality, two-component polyester filler kit is designed to block and permanently conceal surface imperfections on composite exterior aircraft surfaces. The lightweight filler provides performance, versatility and productivity by offering strong adhesion, resistance of shrinkage, sandability, flexibility, and stain resistance, making it ideal for creating smooth surfaces for topcoat applications.
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Drone Scents - Safety
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - 11:30

Although the main theme of Drone Scents is sUAS maintenance, it is always underscored by safety. 

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Eurocopter Reinforces its South East Asia Capabilities With an Expanded New Facility for the Company’s Singapore-based ESEA Regional Affiliate

Tue, 02/01/2011 - 00:00
Eurocopter South East Asia (ESEA) has unveiled its new 8,200-square meter Singapore facility, which is a key element for the growth strategy of this Eurocopter regional affiliate in the South East Asia helicopter marketplace. Located in Singapore’s redeveloped Seletar Aerospace Park, this facility provides a 25 percent increase in office space and a doubling of hangar capacity to support ESEA’s...

Eurocopter’s Helibras Subsidiary to Modernize 36 AS350 Ecureuil Helicopters Operated by the Brazilian Army Aviation Command

Tue, 02/01/2011 - 00:00
The Helicópteros do Brasil (Helibras) subsidiary of Eurocopter signed a contract for a major upgrade program on the Brazilian Army’s fleet of 36 AS350 Ecureuils. This modernization includes the rebuilding of three of these aircraft. This activity, involving AS350s operated by the Brazilian Army Aviation Command (Comando de Aviação do Exército), will begin during 2011 – with its completion...

Exhaust Repair

Tue, 02/01/2011 - 00:00
Advantage Aviation Technologies, Inc. (AAT) has developed a repair for the EC135/EC145/BK117 exhaust. Recent inspections of this exhaust have found the insulation heat shield blankets to be deteriorated, disintegrated and burned due to the extreme heat. Due to the high vibration environment this part will develop cracks, dents and chafing during normal service.

Don’t let your STC or PMA gather dust!

Tue, 02/01/2011 - 00:00
Let Enhanced Aircraft Systems (EAS) market your hard earned STC or PMA EAS is in the process of developing a new website, with an expected launch sometime in February. This site will serve as a clearing house for aircraft improvement products such as STC’s and PMA’s. Companies that have products, and seek help with sales and marketing are encouraged to call Glen Golden, President of Enhanced...

Untethered Success – Lift-Off During the 1920s

Tue, 02/01/2011 - 00:00
At Last – A Real Helicopter! Although they had advanced the theory of vertical flight, early inventors like Igor Sikorsky failed to create an aircraft that satisfied the requirements of the Federation Aeronatique Internationale (FAI), the aviation world’s official bookkeeper. Nevertheless, there were plenty of odd birds among aviation enthusiasts determined to defeat gravity and fly straight up...

SATCOM - More than the name implies

Tue, 02/01/2011 - 00:00
Today we truly live in the communications age. Never before in human history have we had the ability to reach the entire world with a message, picture or data so quickly. Television, radio, internet, fax and the new leash that ties us all together, the cell phone, allows almost instant communication from just about anywhere in the world. In the aviation industry, when we hear the term Satcom, we...

From Wood to Composite Materials The Evolution of the Rotor Blade

Tue, 02/01/2011 - 00:00
Dana Kerrick | Contributing Editor Walking through the hangar, looking up at the rotor system of the helicopter I maintain, I often think back to the early times of helicopter development. In the early days of aviation, airplane wings were constructed of wood and fabric because this was the technology of the time. These materials served the industry well enough for many years. When it was time to...

Kaman Corporation announces passing of founder Charles Huron Kaman

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 08:00
BLOOMFIELD, Conn., Jan 31, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kaman Corporation (NASDAQ-GS:KAMN) released the following statement today from Neal J. Keating, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "It is with great sadness that we announce today the passing of our founder and Chairman Emeritus, Charles H. Kaman. Mr. Kaman passed away peacefully this morning. "Charlie Kaman, as he was...

Mid-Continent Instruments announces radar capabilities

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 07:00
WICHITA, Kan. — Mid-Continent Instruments announces the addition of weather radar capabilities, including calibration, overhaul, repair and exchange. The instruments leader is expanding its equipment and employees to incorporate the additional services. Mid-Continent Instruments is aggressively growing its avionics repair capabilities and offering its customers factory-level support on legacy...

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