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Cover: Boeing’s A160 T Hummingbird UAV. Boeing photo. Above: A Quantico demo to the U. S. Marine Corps
of the UAV K-MAX’s cargo capability. Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin. Bottom: Modifying the existing
platform of a U. S. Army CH-47F could make it a contender in the Franco-German heavy lift search.
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COVER STORY
■;UAV Revolution
A momentous contract for these unmanned, heavy-lifters has
competitors busy; the future is here. By Richard Whittle
■;Franco-German Heavy Lift
A look at the two-nation initiative to develop this rotorcraft using
an existing transport helicopter design. By Thomas Withington
■;Offshore Hazards
Finding that tiny, unmarked patch on an offshore platform is hard
enough; basics better be covered. By Pat Gray
■;Paris Show Review
This was not your typical Paris Air Show. But it did give helicopters
their chance to shine. By Giovanni de Briganti
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