In the 1480s, Italian Renaissance artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci came up with an ingenious design for an “aerial screw.” A rotor in the shape of a helix measuring about 13 feet in diameter, the ...

Helicopters are among the most sophisticated aircraft the world of aviation has on offer. While fixed-wing aircraft, such as jetliners and fighter jets, have been known to carry more passengers or ...

Entire Fleet of Robinson Helicopters FAA-Certified for New Empennage Design Company to Offer Retrofit Kit at a Discounted Rate in the Coming Weeks TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Robinson ...

Airbus and Leonardo have teamed up to evaluate a Block 2 evolution of the NH90 helicopter, following a request from the NATO Helicopter Management Agency. The envisaged Block 2 upgrade would see the ...

Eurocopter's proposed future Heavy Transport Helicopter (HTH) design has changed dramatically, thanks to the company's fresh co-operation with US manufacturer Boeing. On show in model form at ...

The US Army is has prioritized the development of a quieter helicopter design that will enable it to operate these vehicles for surveillance and cargo transportation without the noise of traditional ...

June 25 (UPI) --Members of the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade got a look at development of the SB-1 Defiant vertical lift helicopter, the Army said on Friday. The active duty and National Guard ...

A concept called Mars Science Helicopter, shown in a video at a recent Mars exploration meeting, would fly a 30-kilogram hexacopter capable of traveling up to 10 kilometers per flight and carry five ...

TY: WE’RE NOW HEARING FROM A LEGO DESIGNER WHO’S IN THE RUNNING TO HAVE HIS IDEA TO HONOR CALFIRE WITH LEGOS. ADRIEN PECQUET IS THE GUY BEHIND THE IDEA TO MAKE A LEGO VERSION OF CALFIRE’S HAWK ...

Airbus Helicopters insists that its Racer high-speed technology demonstrator is still on track to meet a revised first flight deadline of late 2021, despite some development items lagging behind ...