Wildcats and Merlins Battle Extreme Weather During Five-Day Journey to the Arctic
9 Feb 2022, 16:03 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Royal Marines' Merlins and Wildcats had to battle strong wings, snow showers and fly over mountainous terrain in sub-zero temperatures
Modified Black Hawk Helicopter Flies by Itself for the First Time
9 Feb 2022, 01:35 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / DARPA and Sikorsky have successfully flown a modified UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with no humans on board for the first time
New Stretcher Anti-Spinning System Makes Medevac and Rescue Ops Faster and Safer
28 Jan 2022, 23:26 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Picking up an injured person from an accident or a battlefield is not enough: they have to be safely transported to a medical facility
Groundbreaking $665K Luxury Private Helicopter Boasts Cutting-Edge Composite Technology
28 Jan 2022, 04:54 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / British Hill Helicopters unveils the composite third-scale model of its state-of-the-art private helicopter, brimming with luxury
Kawasaki’s Rugged Unmanned VTOL Successfully Reaches 2,700 Feet Above Sea Level
25 Jan 2022, 09:57 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Watch the Japanese VTOL powered by a supercharged motorcycle engine nail a challenging flight demonstration in a mountainous area
MQ-8C Fire Scout UAV Ready to Fly with the Navy, No Xbox Controller Required
24 Jan 2022, 19:43 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / What sets the Fire Scout apart is its ability to operate for a duration exceeding ten hours and with a range of over 1,000 miles (1609.34 km).
Kawasaki's K-Racer Is a Robot-Carrying VTOL With a Ninja Heart
15 Jan 2022, 12:00 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Kawasaki is moving fast with the development of its K-Racer VTOL. Recently, the aircraft successfully took off with a robot onboard
French Law Enforcement Tactical Units to Operate New-Generation H160 Helicopters
11 Jan 2022, 10:14 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The French Gendarmerie Nationale will begin operating Airbus H160 helicopters with multiple innovative features, and new design
Bell 429 Twin-Engine Helicopter Completes Half a Million Flight Hours
6 Jan 2022, 16:09 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Bell has recently announced that the Bell 429 twin-engine, multi-mission helicopter has surpassed 500,000 global fleet hours
Guy Builds a Rocket-Powered Monocopter, Looks Like a Flying Knife
1 Jan 2022, 23:08 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Rocket-powered projects usually involve a high level of adrenaline. Take this monocopter for example, which looks like some sort of ancient weapon when it flies
Queen Elizabeth Is Afraid to Fly by Helicopter, Except When She’s Not
1 Jan 2022, 03:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A report claims the Queen will “have words” with Prince William over helicopter flights, because she thinks they’re not safe enough
State-of-the-Art HX50 Helicopter Involves the Client in the Building Process for $665,000
29 Dec 2021, 14:53 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Aiming to revolutionize the aviation industry, the HX50 helicopter is made for private owners who get to build the aircraft themselves. For $665,000
Military Flight Simulator DCS World Teases What’s Coming in 2022 and Beyond
28 Dec 2021, 04:02 UTC · By: Cosmin Vasile / Take a look at some of the aircraft and helicopters coming to the game next year, and a first glimpse at a new, unannounced map
Royal Navy Engineers Find Simple Fix That Saves $16M in Maintenance Costs for Helicopters
21 Dec 2021, 05:29 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A "common sense" solution ends up sparing the Royal Navy millions of dollars in servicing costs, and gets a 20-year old guideline rewritten
This Insane Bell Helicopter Concept Has Morphing Blades, Hybrid Propulsion and AI
19 Dec 2021, 16:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Bell FCX-001 is one of the most recent helicopter concepts to see daylight, shown for the first time back in 2017 as a sign of things to come
The Queen Would Like Prince William to Stop Flying Helicopters Because They’re Not Safe
19 Dec 2021, 08:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Duke of Cambridge has been flying with his family a lot, despite the unwritten rule that says Royals should not fly at the same time
NASA Ingenuity Helicopter Completes More Than 30 Minutes of Flight Time on Mars
16 Dec 2021, 01:26 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Flying in the thin atmosphere of Mars is no easy feat, but NASA's chopper proved that it's possible as it has accumulated more than 30 minutes of flight time
Honeywell's 6,000-HP Engine to Take the U.S. Army Chinook Helicopters to New Heights
1 Dec 2021, 19:45 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Honeywell has recently tested the new T55-GA-714C upgraded engine. Ultimately, the engine will power the U.S. Army's latest CH-47 Chinook helicopters
The Airbus H225M in Naval Combat Configuration Is a Force to Be Reckoned With
26 Nov 2021, 06:00 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Known as a versatile multi-role helicopter, the H225M shows off its most complex configuration ever, as a naval combat asset for the Brazilian Navy
NASA Car-Sized Rover Captures Helicopter's Epic Flight on Mars
19 Nov 2021, 09:45 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / We're seeing for the first time what Ingenuity helicopter's Flight 13 looked like from a different perspective, thanks to the Perseverance rover's dual-camera