The birth of the Hughes 500D is directly linked to a helicopter developed by the Hughes Tool Company during the final stages of the Vietnam war to…

After working as a flyin instructor in the ranks of the Austrian army in 1965 Walter started a brilliant career as a civilian pilot that would take…

On January 14, 1986, during the eighth edition of the famous Paris-Dakar motor rally, in a tragic helicopter accident five people lost their lives.…

Bernd Van Doornick is among of the most experienced helicopter pilots. He has in fact logged more than 24'500 flight hours, most of which have been…

On January 14, 1986, the Swiss rotary-wing world lost a promising young man in a tragic accident: François-Xavier Bagnoud was only 24 years old when…

Peter Kolesnik for many years has been a reference for pilots in central and eastern Switzerland. He joined Linth Helikopter in 1974 and made a…

On March 16, 1979 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued the Robinson R22 type certificate to Frank Robinson. Forty years after its debut in…

The helicopters of the AS 350 Ecureuil series (squirrel in French) were introduced in Switzerland 40 years ago: the first with call-sign HB-XGW was in…

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