|
Salute To Excellence
Salute to Excellence is a category of awards issued by the Helicopter Association International since 1960, "for outstanding achievements in the international helicopter community".“Salute to Excellence” Awards , 2009 Helicopter Annual Individual awards ;Aviation Maintenance Technician Award (since 1994) ;Aviation Repair Specialist Award (since 1995) ;Igor I. Sikorsky Award for Humanitarian Service (since 1989; incorporates the former Crew of the Year Award) :*1990 for his service as a |
Helicopter Association International
The Helicopter Association International (HAI) is a not-for-profit professional trade association of over member organizations in more than 68 nations. Since 1948, HAI has provided its membership with services that directly benefit their operations and advances the civil helicopter industry by providing programs that enhance safety, encourage professionalism and promote the unique contributions made by helicopters to society, according to its mission statement. Their Salute to Excellence awards are issued annually "for outstanding achievements in the international helicopter community". References External links www.rotor.comnbsp;— Helicopter Association International Whirly-Girls, International Women Helicopter Pilots, a member organization of HAI Aviation organizations based in the United States Organizations established in 1948 Helicopter organizations Organizations based in Alexandria, Virginia 1948 establishments in the United States {{aviation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mykola Melnyk
Mykola Mykolayovych Melnyk ( uk, Микола Миколайович Мельник; 17 December 1953 – 26 July 2013), also known as Nikolai Melnik, was a Soviet-Ukrainian pilot and liquidator hero renowned for his high-risk helicopter mission on the dangerously-radioactive Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant building immediately after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. For this operation, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, and the Igor I. Sikorsky Award for Humanitarian Service. Early life Mykola Melnyk was born on December 17, 1953 and grew up in the town of Stavyshche in the Kyiv Oblast in Ukraine (at that time the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic). Upon his school graduation, Melnyk worked as a sports coach, and later as a telephone station technician in Stavyshche, later moving to Zaporizhia for a construction job. In 1972–74 he served his conscript service in the Soviet Armed Forces. Pilot career In 1979 Mykola Melnyk graduated from the Civil Aviation Pilo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chernobyl Liquidators
Chernobyl liquidators were the civil and military personnel who were called upon to deal with the consequences of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union on the site of the event. The liquidators are widely credited with limiting both the immediate and long-term damage from the disaster. Surviving liquidators are qualified for significant social benefits due to their veteran status. Many liquidators were praised as heroes by the Soviet Government and the press, while some struggled for years to have their participation officially recognized. Name The colloquial term "liquidator" ( ua, ліквідатор, be, ліквідатар, russian: ликвида́тор, ''likvidator'') originates from the Soviet official definition "участник ликвидации последствий аварии на Чернобыльской АЭС" (''uchastnik likvidatsii'' ''posledstviy avarii na Chernobylʹskoy AES'', literally "participant in liquidation of the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
751 Squadron (Portugal)
The 751 Squadron "Pumas" (''Esquadra 751'') is a helicopter squadron of the Portuguese Air Force. It is part of ''Grupo Operacional'' 61 and it is located in Montijo Air Base, Air Force Base No. 6 ( pt, Base Aérea no. 6, BA6), Montijo, south of Lisbon. It operates the AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin. The 751 Squadron motto is "''Para que outros vivam''" (So others may live). More than 3455 lives have been saved by their crews since 1978. History 1978–2006 The 751 Squadron was created on April 29, 1978, operating four SA 330 Puma helicopters. At the time, its Primary Mission was Search and Rescue and the Secondary Missions were Tactical and General Air Transport. The SA 330 Puma operated had been previously employed in the Portuguese Colonial War and after the war end were adapted to a new role. These changes made the helicopters able to perform the required search and rescue missions in the Portuguese search and rescue areas of responsibility. To execute these missions a crew of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AHS International
AHS may refer to: Schools *Adelaide High School, Adelaide, Australia *Aitkin High School, Minnesota, USA *Agoura High School, Agoura Hills, USA *Albemarle High School (Virginia), USA *Alice High School, Texas, USA * Allen High School (other), various schools * Alternative High School (Calgary), Alberta, Canada *Ames High School, Iowa, USA *Amsterdam High School, New York, USA *Andrean High School, Indiana, USA *Anglican High School (other), various schools *Annandale High School, Virginia, USA *Ashland High School (other), various schools *Austin High School (other), various schools *Aylesbury High School, Buckinghamshire, UK * Ancaster High School, Ontario, Canada * Amesbury High School, Massachusetts, U.S.A. * Ajax High School, Ajax, Ontario, Canada Societies *American Headache Society, of professional headache specialists *American Helicopter Society International *American Hiking Society *American Horticultural Society *Antiquarian Horolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robinson Helicopter Company
The Robinson Helicopter Company, based at Zamperini Field in Torrance, California, is a manufacturer of civil helicopters. Robinson produces three models – the two-seat R22, the four-seat R44, both of which use Lycoming piston engines, and the five-seat R66, which uses a turbine engine. History The company was founded in 1973 by Frank Robinson, a former employee of Bell Helicopter and Hughes Helicopters. Since delivering its first helicopter in 1979, Robinson Helicopter has produced over 12,000 aircraft. Plans for production of the Robinson R66 were announced in March 2007. It is a five-seat helicopter of similar configuration to the R44, but with the addition of a luggage compartment, wider cabin (by ), and powered by a Rolls-Royce RR300 gas turbine engine. In 2013, Robinson was the global market leader, selling 523 light helicopters, a 1% increase from 2012. However the production in 2014 was 329 aircraft. In 2015, Robinson produces one R22, 4-5 R44 and 1-2 R66 per wee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Fire
The King Fire was a wildfire that scorched over of land in El Dorado County, California in the fall of 2014. The fire, which was named because it started off King of the Mountain Road in Pollock Pines, started on September 13, 2014, near Pollock Pines, California, to the east of Sacramento. Events On September 16, three days after starting, the fire had spread to forcing the evacuation of over five hundred homes. A handcrew of ten inmates and a Fire Captain were saved from being overrun when they were led to safety by a helicopter that was staged at the nearby Swansboro Country Airport. By September 18, the fire had expanded to , becoming the second largest wildfire of the 2014 California wildfire season. As a result of this growth, the mandatory evacuation order was expanded to 20,000 homes. By the start of October the fire had grown to with containment increasing to 94%. On October 9, the perimeter of the King Fire was reported to be 100% contained, with a final acreage of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Aviation Awards
This list of aviation awards is an index to articles about notable awards given in the field of aviation. It includes a list of awards for winners of competitions or records, a list of awards by the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, various other awards and list of aviation halls of fame. Competitions and records Awards for speed and distance of flights were popular in the early days of aviation, and some continue today. Society of Experimental Test Pilots awards The Society of Experimental Test Pilots, an international organization based in the United States, offers or has offered various awards. Other awards North American aviation halls of fame See also * Lists of awards * Lists of science and technology awards References {{Science and technology awards Aviation Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
