american helicopter society

the ahs international, inc., earlier the american helicopter society, is the non-benefit specialized society for the progression of vertical flight. it is the world's lone global specialized society for designers, researchers and others chipping away at vertical flight innovation. ahs international has 21 diverse specialized boards of trustees and two dozen dynamic parts the world over. there are more than 70 corporate members and 28 educational members.

every year, the society sorts out or co-supports a few provincial and global gatherings that encourage the progression of the hypothesis and practices of helicopter and other vtol airplane innovation, and distributes their procedures. its yearly ahs forum is the biggest vertical flight specialized gathering on the planet, with more than 1200 participants.

framed in 1943, the society distributes a general group of onlookers vertical flight innovation magazine, vertiflite, and in addition the world's exclusive specialized production gave exclusively to vertical flight, the journal of the american helicopter society (jahs), distributed quarterly. the general public promoters in the interest of rotorcraft innovation to people in general and to government bodies. ahs additionally grants $50,000 or more in yearly grants and backers a yearly understudy outline rivalry for college undergrad and graduate understudy groups. also, ahs international presents two dozen yearly honors to organizations, people and pilots for specialized achievements, supplier magnificence, moving salvages, and advancing the objectives of the society.