Historical references to spinning flying machines go back hundreds of years, with evidence like the 12th-century Chinese twirling kite and Leonardo da Vinci's bizarre airscrew contraption of 1483.

Beginning in 1982 and ending in 1994, all CH-47A, B and C models were upgraded to the CH-47D version, which remains the U.S. Army standard and features composite rotor blades, an improved ...

THIS is the shocking moment a pilot miraculously survives after his helicopter crashes into a plane which sends his rotor blades flying. CCTV footage from Texas shows the black Robinson R44 ...

Helicopters draw a lot of attention with their almost magical ability to hover, fly in any direction and operate without ...

Canada’s Transportation Safety Board says the fatal crash of a British Columbia logging helicopter was caused when the chopper’s rotor system broke up mid-flight. A final report from the board ...

A final report from the board says that on Oct. 4, 2021, the pilot of the Kaman K-1200 dropped off a load of logs into Jervis Inlet on B.C.’s south coast, turned around to pick up another load, then ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – The North Carolina National Guard says a Black Hawk helicopter crew was grounded ... the level of damage caused by the rotor wash.” Guard officials also said the ...