On June 16, 1922 – 100 years ago today, Henry Berliner demonstrated a prototype helicopter to the U.S. Navy’s Bureau of Aeronautics in College Park, Maryland.
Background
Berliner was a native of Washington D.C. Emile Berliner, his father, was an inventor whose best-known invention was what is now known as a phonograph record. Henry Berliner was a technical genius in his own right and studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University for two years...
On this date in 1949, the multi-purpose Sikorsky S-55 helicopter made its first flight above Bloomfield, Connecticut. The S-55 helicopter was built by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, which had been founded by aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky in 1923. The company was originally known as Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation. (Sikorsky Aircraft has been part of Lockheed Martin Corporation since 2015.) One of Sikorsky’s nephews was Dimitry D. “Jimmy” Viner; he was the chief pilot for Sikorsky...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-sikorsky-s-55-takes-flight
VIKING makes material breakthrough with YouSafe aviation suits
First use of advanced protective material brings step change for safety, breathability and comfort
VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has launched the first pilot and air crew suits with the flame-retarding properties of GORE PYRAD® technology at their core and the intrinsic flexibility, breathability and durability aviators have asked for. Developed by the VIKING PPE design team after crew...
RMT response to FAI into Scottish helicopter tragedy
Offshore union RMT response to Crown Office in Scotland announcement that there will be an FAI into the helicopter crash in August 2013.
Mick Cash
Mick Cash, General Secretary of offshore workers union RMT, said;
“The time that has elapsed since this event illustrates that the process for considering prosecution and conducting inquiries is broken.
” We need an overhaul of the Judicial processes in order to avoid this kind of delay. This Inquiry...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/06/12/rmt-response-to-fai-into-scottish-helicopter-tragedy/