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1. Student-made helicopter helped relief efforts after Sichuan quake

   Posted Jul 17th 2008, 12:00am by Will Clem

   ... them to assess levels of damage and manpower needed to clear landslides before sending workers into cut-off areas. 'Using unmanned miniature helicopters is much cheaper and safer than ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/645496/student-made-helicopter-helped-relief-efforts-after-sichuan-quake
2. News - Asia - MYANMAR

   Myanmar helicopter crashes in northern battle zone

   Posted Jan 12th 2013, 03:34pm by Associated Press in Yangon

   ... News Asia Myanmar Helicopter Associated Press in Yangon Kachin ethnic rebels battling the army in northern Myanmar say they have shot down a government helicopter, but the army says it crashed due to engine failure. An emailed announcement from the Kachin guerrillas says they shot down the helicopter late Friday as heavy fighting raged. A senior government official citing ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1126377/myanmar-helicopter-crashes-northern-battle-zone
3. Speeding engine led helicopter to ditch

   Posted Jan 27th 2011, 12:00am by Clifford Lo

   ... Aviation Helicopters Clifford Lo An engine on a Government Flying Services helicopter that ditched in the Shing Mun Reservoir last month failed because an engine was turning too fast, according to a preliminary accident ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/736855/speeding-engine-led-helicopter-ditch
4. PLA defends itself over recovery of helicopter

   Posted Jun 12th 2008, 12:00am by Josephine Ma

   ... Colonel Helicopters Josephine Ma in Beijing Mainland military authorities defended themselves against criticisms that their labour-intensive approach had delayed the recovery of the wreckage of a crashed relief helicopter. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Colonel Ma Gaihe - director general of the army's Operational Logistic Support Bureau - said rough terrain, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/641208/pla-defends-itself-over-recovery-helicopter
5. First helicopter delivers rescuers to epicentre

   Posted May 15th 2008, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... shear - differences in wind speed and direction. 'A helicopter can fly because it has a rotor that generates an aerodynamic force. The biggest enemy to a rotor is called wind shear, which ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/637626/first-helicopter-delivers-rescuers-epicentre
6. Arrests loom over helicopter exports

   Posted Jan 06th 2007, 12:00am by Julian Ryall

   ... Helicopters Yamaha Julian Ryall in Tokyo Police are to arrest executives of Yamaha Motor for exporting to China a remote-controlled helicopter that could be adapted for military use, according to media reports. Customs officials in Nagoya halted the export of a 3.6-metre long helicopter to Beijing BVE Technology in December 2005. An investigation later revealed Yamaha Motor had ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/577674/arrests-loom-over-helicopter-exports
7. News - Asia - AFGHANISTAN

   Five Nato troops die in Afghan helicopter crash

   Posted Mar 12th 2013, 12:52pm by Agence France-Presse in Kabul

   ... in the south of Afghanistan, battling an Islamist insurgency. Helicopter crashes are fairly frequent in Afghanistan, where the 100,000-strong Nato mission relies heavily on air transport. Last August, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1189160/five-nato-troops-die-afghan-helicopter-crash
8. News - Asia

   Briefs, December 28, 2012

   Posted Dec 28th 2012, 12:00am by AGENCIES

   ... Safdarjung Hospital where she had been treated since the December 16 assault on a bus in the centre of the capital. AFP   Philippines to boost forces with helicopters MANILA - The Philippines said ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1113819/briefs-december-28-2012
9. News - World - BRAZIL

   Sao Paulo's millionaires use helicopters to avoid traffic jams

   Posted Apr 26th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... sprawling business capital, home to 20 million people, millionaires sick of nightmarish bottlenecks on the roads are taking to the skies, relying on a massive fleet of private helicopters to get ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1223071/sao-paulos-millionaires-use-helicopters-avoid-traffic-jams
10. Sino-Russian helicopter venture announced

    Posted Oct 24th 2002, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

    ... Helicopters Military helicopters Quotation Person Career Fong Tak-ho A Russian helicopter manufacturer has agreed in principle to a joint venture that will produce two models of its aircraft ...

    http://beta.scmp.com/article/395395/sino-russian-helicopter-venture-announced

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