Emerging Markets With the increasing importance of the oil and seismic industries in South America, helicopters have become an indispensable tool for conducting business there.
Brazil is poised to become a major source of sales for airframe manufacturers.
Managing Editor Mark Forror profiles some of the key players in Latin America's wealthiest country. A Review of Naval Helicopters Navies worldwide are preparing to upgrade their fleets. The U.S. Navy in particular is gearing up to acquire radically new concepts in rotorcraft, such as the V-22 Osprey. Defense Editor Charles Steele surveys existing programs and examines funding levels for 1999. Tiltrotors and Hybrids Washington Bureau Chief Nick Kernstock provides the latest information on tiltrotors and other hybrids that could soon take their place alongside conventional helicopters in the next century-not just in military applications, but in the civil market as well.