First Heli Made in Indonesia Submitted to the TNI

A helicopter unit NBELL 412 EP PT Dirgantara Indonesia submitted to the Commander of the Army Aviation Centre at Aviation Center Pondok Cabe, Tangerang (Tangsel), Banten.

President Director of PT Dirgantara Indonesia Budi Santoso said the helicopter NBELL EP 412 is the first domestic production in cooperation of the Minister of Defence and Aerospace Indonesia PT.

"This submission is a pride for PT Dirgantara Indonesia, because of Defense and the TNI Headquarters has entrusted the defense of our country," he said to Legal in Pondok Cabe Airport on Wednesday (02/02/2011).

Explained, NBELL 412 EP helicopter is the only aircraft that has a dual function. As an air car that works for a humanitarian mission, but the plane is equipped with a 30 caliber rifle on the right and left Helicopters.

"This defense cooperation is the defense Indonesia revitalization program that has been proclaimed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY)," he explained.

U.S. helicopter crash probe

The United States military tried to ascertain whether the rebels shot down a helicopter in Afghanistan that killed 38 people on Saturday (6 / 8), the majority of U.S. citizens.

The death toll of which is a member of Navy Seals, the command of Afghanistan, air force personnel, the crew of Chinook and civilian translator.
The death toll among which are 30 Americans are the biggest killers of Americans in a single incident.

Officials, witnesses and the Taliban said the Chinook was shot down rebels during the war mission.

The helicopter crashed in Wardak province, west of Kabul.
The operation is very important

The presence of at least 17 ​​members of the Seals led to speculation they were involved in the operation is very important, such as rebel attacks on key figures.

U.S. sources say they are part of the unit of Navy Seals, Team Six, which kill Osama Bin Laden, but "unlikely" the same people.

U.S. officials declined to make sure the cause of the accident but some people say their beliefs to some news agencies that the Chinook was shot down.

Afghan officials in the province of Wardak said the Taliban rockets on the plane. A local resident witnesses the incident, told the BBC he saw the Chinook burning due to fire rockets.

The Taliban claimed they shot down the helicopter because the attack involved a home in Wardak where the rebels are being met.

All Passengers Killed Helicopters

Victims of Comfort Air's helicopter crashed, the company's mining contractor PT Nusa Halmahera Minerals, North Maluku, on the Mount Two Brothers, Bitung, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday (08/03/2011), to ten people. North Sulawesi Police Chief Brig Gen (Pol) Carlo Tewu brought it to reporters at the site post Donowudu Village, District Ronowulu, Bitung, on Thursday.

Carlo said one passenger critically, Dian Forest Rudi (25), died on the way after referral from the Hospital-nembo Manembo, Bitung, headed Kandow Hospital, Manado.

"At this time the combined rescue team, the TNI, Police, and residents of the middle body mengevakusi Mount Two Brothers," said Carlo.

A number of off-road jeep car had slid into the crash site to transport the bodies, while three ambulances stationed at the post.

Sources of PT Nusa Halmahera Minerals mention, ill-fated helicopter passengers include Adrian Aird, Zainudin Ahmad, Dian Forest Rudi, and Roy Nawawi, all Indonesian citizens.

While the four Australian citizen is Limpson Tom Barry, Roelof Roodth, Dion Rennie, and Joshua Wilson.

The helicopter that crashed in the area of ​​the Two Brothers Mountain rescue team found the combined, Thursday at 0:10 pm.

U.S. Helicopter Shot Falling Due to Taliban

Puli Alam, Afghanistan (Reuters / AFP) - A U.S. helicopter that crashed in Afghanistan killing 38 people including 31 U.S. special forces personnel shot down by the Taliban, an Afghan provincial official said Saturday.

"The U.S. helicopter was shot down Friday night by the Taliban while on takeoff. A rocket fired by militants hit the aircraft and completely destroyed," said Shahid Shahidullah, a spokesman for the province of Wardak, where the fall of the helicopter.

He added the helicopter was shattered.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack which occurred Friday night in Wardak province, southwest of Kabul.

The death toll was the largest in a single incident of foreign troops since the war began in late 2001

B105's carcass Bolkow helicopters of the Army (Army) began to be evacuated Wednesday morning. Ill-fated helicopter evacuation process carcasses was done by Army Special Forces officer who was brought specifically to the scene at Kampung Rengit RT 01 RW 06 Desa Situhiang, District Pagelaran, Cianjur regency.

The wreck of the helicopter had''since the morning began to be evacuated by officers,''said the village chief (Kadesh) Situhiang, Yudi Hardianto, Wednesday (10 / 6). Evacuation activities, he continued, beginning with the presence of another helicopter owned by the Army who came to the helicopter crash site.

The helicopter, said Yudi, bringing a number of tools to investigate and evacuate the dead helicopter. The wreck of the helicopter is broken down so easily transported by the officer.

According to Yudi, carcass evacuation process went smoothly. On Wednesday (10 / 6) during the evacuation process left a number of large carcasses that require the process to evacuate.

''Weather conditions supporting the carcass so that the evacuation process went smoothly,''firmly Yudi. He estimates the evacuation process will run faster and probably finish at around 13:00 pm. The obvious obstacle Yudi only in regards to the location of the steep fall of the heli.

He added the helicopter evacuation was planned a Tuesday (9 / 6). Before helicopters evacuated the carcass into a tourist attraction of local people who come to the scene on foot and there is a desperate ride a motorcycle. Yudi said carcass helicopters will be transported through the air.

0608 Cianjur district military commander, Lt. Col. Inf Sunoto told reporters confirmed the carcass of the evacuation helicopter on Wednesday (10 / 6) morning. He revealed the evacuation process involving other helicopters that arrived with the evacuation equipment.

Helicopter Wreck Found Already

The wreck of type Bell 412 helicopter owned by PT Comfort Air leased mining company PT Nusa Halmahera Minerals and falls in between the mountain Brothers, Bitung, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday (03/08/2011) afternoon, has been found.

IX Regional Rescue Coordinator Basarnas Manado George Meci Randang said helicopter smashed into pieces and scattered across multiple locations which is located quite far apart. Helicopter crash site was discovered sar team as much at 0:44 pm, Thursday (04/08/2011) morning at Mount Two Brothers.

Aircraft berpenumpang four Australian citizens and four citizens of Indonesia as well as 2 person crew were reported to the control tower lost contact at 14:26 PST or three minutes after takeoff at 14:23 AM from Sam Ratulangi Airport, Manado. The helicopter had been due to fly to Gosowong, North Halmahera.

Previous team sar from Manado Basarnas assisted the Army and Air Force to focus the search on Mount Two Brothers, Bitung. Search was hampered because of the location field in the mountains were covered smog.

As for the victims of the crash were Capt. Edy Purnomo (Indonesia / crew), Humaidi (Indonesia / engineer), Roe Nawawi (Indonesia), Rian Forest Rudyansah (Indonesia), Zainuddin Ahmad (Indonesia), Joshua Wilson (Indonesia), Barry Tommilson (Australia ), Adrian Bird (Australia), Reoloft Roodt (Australia), and Dion Renie (Australia).