Helicopter
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Military chopper lost control before crashing: Pakistan
India | May 09, 2015, 06:15 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan today said the military helicopter which crashed in PoK, killing seven persons including two envoys had “suddenly lost control” due to mechanical fault moments before landing, discounting claims by Taliban of having shot
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Helicopters ferry injured from Nepal villages near epicenter
World | Apr 28, 2015, 05:16 PM ISTGorkha: Helicopters crisscrossed the mountains above a remote district on Tuesday near the epicenter of the weekend earthquake in Nepal that killed more than 4,400, ferrying the injured to clinics and taking emergency supplies back
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Barack Obama's chopper to have cabin made in India
India | Feb 20, 2015, 09:01 PM ISTBengaluru: US President Barack Obama will soon fly in a new helicopter whose cabin has been made in India.US helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky had entered into an agreement with TATA Advanced Systems in 2009 for the
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American company bags contract for Navy's 16 multi-role choppers
India | Dec 05, 2014, 08:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: The United States' Sikorsky has bagged the contract for Indian Navy's Rs 6,000-crore proposal for acquisition of 16 multi-role helicopters for its warships, official sources said today.Defence Ministry sources said the commercial bids
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Sushma Swaraj's helicopter fails to land in Shillong
National | Nov 14, 2014, 01:10 PM ISTShillong: The helicopter in which External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was travelling in Meghalaya Friday failed to land here due to poor visibility, an official said."Sushma Swaraj has cancelled her visit to Shillong as the
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UP minister's helicopter makes emergency landing
India | Apr 08, 2014, 05:00 PM ISTSaharanpur: A Samajwadi Party minister today escaped unhurt when a helicopter in which he was travelling made an emergency landing after its engine failed here. Malik was going to address a political rally at Mankamau
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DARPA building an aircraft that hovers like a helicopter but flies like a plane
World | Dec 30, 2013, 06:55 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of the United States is on its way to bring a new X-Plane that combines the high-speed characteristics of fixed-wing aircraft with the hover capability of helicopters.This
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Herculean efforts on to dry Barabati outfield
Cricket | Oct 25, 2013, 12:14 PM ISTBhubaneswar: If ground staff fails to dry Barabati stadium in Cuttack which is flooded with heavy rains, Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) will use a chopper to make 5th ODI between India And Australia possible on
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Egyptian helicopters strike militants in Sinai
World | Sep 03, 2013, 03:54 PM ISTEl-Arish: Egyptian helicopter gunships fired rockets early Tuesday at militants in the northern Sinai Peninsula, causing "dozens" of casualties in an ongoing effort by authorities to assert control over the largely lawless region, security officials
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China develops helicopter with air-to-air missiles
World | Aug 26, 2013, 03:02 PM ISTBeijing: A Chinese-developed attack helicopter has successfully fired air-to-air missiles for the first time, state media said Monday, in another apparent advance for the domestic arms industry.The firing took place last week during drills off
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2 dead after helicopter crashes in London
World | Jan 16, 2013, 05:28 PM ISTLondon, Jan 16: A helicopter crashed into a crane and fell on a crowded street in central London during rush hour Wednesday, sending black plumes of smoke into the air as it smashed to the
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Russian helicopter lands in Georgia by mistake
World | Sep 22, 2012, 05:59 PM ISTMoscow, Sep 22: A Russian helicopter Friday landed in Georgia due to problems in the navigation system, authorities said.According to the Russian emergency situations ministry, the helicopter lost its way while delivering a consignment of
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Russia to showcase helicopter at Berlin air show
World | Sep 11, 2012, 10:16 PM ISTMoscow, Sep 11: Russian Helicopters company will display its newest addition to the famed Mi-8/17 family of military transport helicopters at the ILA Berlin Air Show in Germany Sep 11-16."The Mi-171A2 is the long-awaited latest
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Mirculous escape for Asaram Bapu, helicopter crashlands in Godhra
India | Aug 29, 2012, 05:59 PM ISTAhmedabad, Aug 29: Spiritual guru Asaram Bapu had a mirculous escape today when his helicopter had to crashland in Godhra. The helicopter broke into three pieces, but all five aboard, including the spiritual guru, survived.
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Pak helicopter crashes in Gilgit-Baltistan; five killed
World | Jul 11, 2012, 09:10 PM ISTIslamabad, Jul 11: A Pakistan Army helicopter crashed in the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region today, killing all five persons on board, the army said. The Mi-17 helicopter of the army's aviation wing was returning from a
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Dhoni meets Jharkhand CM Arjun Munda
National | Jun 13, 2012, 09:17 PM ISTRanchi, June 13: Team India Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today met Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda who is recovering from injuries he had suffered in a helicopter accident last month.Accompanied by his parents and wife
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Sheila Dikshit's Helicopter Vanishes In UP
India | Feb 04, 2012, 06:09 PM ISTBasti, UP, Feb 4 : Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit and Congress MP Mohammed Azharuddin arrived in a helicopter here on Friday afternoon at around 4:20 PM. They went nearly two km away to the
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Chopper Makes Emergency Landing ; CM Gehlot, Others Safe
India | Nov 20, 2011, 09:10 PM ISTJaipur, Nov 20: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today escaped unhurt when the helicopter carrying him made an emergency landing in Churu district after one of its rotor blades got damaged.60-year-old Gehlot, his OSD Gaurav
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India Appreciates Pak Co-operation In Resolving Chopper Crisis
India | Oct 24, 2011, 08:52 AM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 24: Expressing relief over return of its officers and helicopter which had strayed into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir due to bad weather, India on Sunday said it "greatly appreciates" the manner in which Pakistan
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Chopper That Landed in Ratnigiri Belonged To Global Vectra
India | Oct 09, 2011, 11:09 AM ISTMumbai, Oct 9: The 'mysterious' helicopter that landed in Ratnagiri on Saturday afternoon and suddenly took off belonged to Global Vectra Helicorp, a company belonging to the Vectra group that provides offshore helicopter services to