Oliver Johnson

I write about rotary-wing things for @verticalmag.

[Oliver Johnson @ORJohnson_]

Add this to list of things you don’t get to see every day. Very lucky to see the @AirbusHeli #Racer high-speed demonstrator in action today. @verticalmag

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@dfds_uk That’s great, thanks!

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(There were some airplanes there, too)

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First day of #FIA2022 in the books!

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@ThatTallKiwiGuy @jonostrower @verticalmag They didn’t mention anything. I don’t see them going the clean slate route for the civil side.

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Sikorsky just announced they are no longer selling the #S76… are “assessing partnerships” to licence out production. Leaves just the #S92 and Firehawk as civil production aircraft. @verticalmag

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#PHI & @shell have provided more details about the "route-proving" program they'll be using to launch the #H160 with @AirbusHeli in the U.S. https://t.co/3ItkM5FNsA

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@ButchCevik @verticalmag Good point… but it’s also restricted category.

[Oliver Johnson @ORJohnson_]

All set for the start of #HAIEXPO22!

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The February issue of Vertical is live! For our cover story @elanhead has the opportunity to get hands on with The Flying Bulls Bell AH-1F Cobra helicopter.

Find the issue here: https://t.co/mUhBdCIoxM

Photo/Video cover by @lloydhphoto

#VerticalMag #RedBull

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Mirabel, Quebec is home not just to @BellFlight's commercial production lines, but also to some of its most innovative projects. @ORJohnson_ reports: https://t.co/7Lr0NbFsTA

[Oliver Johnson @ORJohnson_]

Happy #WorldHelicopterDay! To mark the occasion, here’s a clip of my most recent rotary-wing action.

[ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover @NASAPersevere]

The #MarsHelicopter is really “spreading its wings” now – even pushing beyond my camera's field of view. Watch my view of Flight #3, as Ingenuity takes off on a long run (164 ft/50 m) down its flight zone and back. https://t.co/ESQu9PIL9S

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.@AirbusHeli has revealed its #Flightlab demonstrator, an H130 helicopter being used to test new flight controls, visual detection capabilities and hybrid propulsion. @ORJohnson_ reports: https://t.co/uOYPweStuI

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This was spectacular. Happy New Year and fingers crossed for a more hopeful and happy 2021 for everyone. #londonfireworks

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The global helicopter industry has seen a downturn in new aircraft sales of 40-50% in 2020, according to new figures from @AirbusHeli, whose own sales are down 25-30%. @ORJohnson_ reports: https://t.co/LaFFgxH1Q7

[Oliver Johnson @ORJohnson_]

@TorontoStar Neck and neck? Neck-in-neck sounds a little horrifying. A voting turducken.

[Oliver Johnson @ORJohnson_]

Don't often get the chance to write about non-Earth matters as a helicopter-focused journo... so getting to chat with @NASA about Ingenuity, its Mars-bound helicopter, was a real treat: https://t.co/YJqLfpYwMu
#Mars2020 @NASAPersevere

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@vstol @AirbusHeli_usa @verticalmag Just finding the right slot for it!

[Oliver Johnson @ORJohnson_]

Finally got the chance to fly(ish) a helicopter last summer. Was such a fun couple of days & I can't thanks @AirbusHeli_usa enough for giving me the chance to do so. Was observing a course that teaches non-pilots how to land in an emergency... https://t.co/qmWvjeApOV @verticalmag