To understand where the word Fenestron comes from, consider the French word for “window,” which is fenetre, as well as the word fenestrou, which Airbus points out “is Provençal for ...

Fenestron is also seen on the Russian Kamov Ka-60- and the Kawasaki OH-1 light observation/attack helicopter. Fenestron tail rotors are generally more expensive to manufacture and heavier than a ...

FlightGlobal.com confirms that the H140 maintains a composite tail boom, adding that the Fenestron surround is also composite. While similar, perhaps, to the H135 in some ways, the H140 is different ...

KAUNAKAKAI, Hawaii (AP) — The likely cause of a Molokai helicopter crash that killed all five people aboard was the pilot flying too close to the mountains during inclement weather, the National ...

Donauwörth has a long history in composites, including MBB’s significant development work in the 1980s and 90s and Aerospatiale’s use of composites in its glass fiber composite Starflex rotor system, ...

Featuring a five-blade main rotor, the H140 also gains a new powerplant, the 700shp (520kW)-rated Safran Helicopter Engines Arrius 2E, a T-tail, a larger cabin, an improved Fenestron shrouded tail ...

Airbus Racer has reportedly reached a record-shattering record of 260 mph in its initial configuration during its seventh flight, as per the company's press release.. The Racer, which was created ...

The rotor blades with “advanced tip geometry” in combination with the fenestron with “phase modulation” created by unequal spacing of the 10 blades are said to make the EC135, at 7 dBA ...

The sliding side and rear clamshell doors, along with a high-set main rotor and Fenestron, offer 360° approachability for loading/unloading of armament, passengers or cargo while the rotors are ...

Intriguingly, the Z-19 seems to share a few stealth features in common with the Comanche. It’s fenestron tail rotor is designed to dampen noise, and its engine exhausts are designed to channel ...

Intriguingly, the Z-19 seems to share a few stealth features in common with the Comanche. It’s fenestron tail rotor is designed to dampen noise, and its engine exhausts are designed to channel ...

KAUNAKAKAI, Hawaii — The likely cause of a Molokai helicopter crash that killed all five people aboard was the pilot flying too close to the mountains during inclement weather, the National ...