Helicopters are marvelous pieces of engineering, providing a live demonstration of the laws of physics as they carry us into the skies. With metal or composite blades angled just right and spinning at ...

The fundamental design principles behind rotary-wing aircraft date back to the Renaissance, with some of the earliest-known designs belonging to Leonardo da Vinci. Naturally, technology has ...

Helicopter rotor systems are central to both civil and military applications, yet they continue to face challenges associated with vibration and noise. These issues not only affect passenger comfort ...

Airbus Helicopters will submit two concept studies to NATO’s Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) project – a conventional high-speed helicopter and a design based around the airframer’s Racer ...

Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky successfully flew its "rotor blown wing" uncrewed aerial system (UAS), demonstrating both helicopter-style vertical takeoff/landing and fixed-wing airplane-style forward ...

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) has successfully validated the advanced control laws to successfully fly a ‘rotor blown wing’ uncrewed aerial system (UAS) in both helicopter and ...

Inspections of main rotor components returned to Airbus Helicopters in the wake of a 2 January ditching of an H160 ...

Helicopters stand among the many reasons why aviation is as important as it is today. These aircraft occupy various niches worldwide, ranging from extensive military applications, such as helicopters ...