Rotor brakes are typically used to stop the helicopter's rotor and prevent further rotation. This allows passengers to vacate ...

Helicopters of all sorts make that iconic, rhythmic sound of thumping in order to maintain flight and maneuver, all powered ...

The choppers in the Piasecki H-21 family have the nickname "Flying Banana" due to the bend in the fuselage, which resembled a banana.

Bell's revolutionary X-plane rotorcraft has received the green light to progress to the building and testing of a ...

Rotor-Lift’s Allana Corbin says her Hobart-based company has been left in limbo while the Liberal government considers ...

No serious injuries were incurred when the chopper’s rotor blades touched down and sent heaps of debris skyward.

The helicopter pilot called “Good work. Appreciate the help,” as the crew carried her out of the woods. The MSP dubbed it a “happy ending” and released the video embedded below: ...

A simulation of the "aerial screw" designed by Leonardo da Vinci in 1480 suggests it would use less power than modern drone ...

The state’s Labor leader Dean Winter announced plans to provide a lifeline to a lifesaving rescue service in Tasmania, which ...

American defense contractor Bell was selected by DARPA to move forward with the build of its aircraft for the Speed and ...

Helicopters shouldn’t fly. That would be the takeaway if one was faced with a multi-ton Black Hawk — known by its owners as ...

Russia is initiating the Mi-80 multirole helicopter project to replace the Mi-8/17, yet funding issues hinder progress at the ...