NASA announced May 11 it will fly a small helicopter as a technology demo on its next Mars rover despite concerns from some it could be a distraction.

NASA is about to fly a rotorcraft on another planet for the first time. And for the engineers who built the Mars Ingenuity helicopter, it's a Wright brothers moment.

The Ingenuity Mars helicopter was never supposed to last this long. NASA engineers built and tested the first self-powered aircraft to fly on another planet to answer a simple question: Could the ...

When the Ingenuity helicopter takes flight this month, it will be a Wright brothers moment on Mars. This first powered, controlled flight on another planet has been years in the making -- and it ...

Helicopters draw a lot of attention with their almost magical ability to hover, fly in any direction and operate without runways. They also help save many lives, often dramatically, with their ...

Now they are working on a small electric helicopter that they plan to fly on Mars during the 2020 mission.

You might think that a helicopter can land (nearly) anywhere. This is one of the great misunderstandings about helicopters.

When the Ingenuity helicopter takes flight on Mars this month, the technology demonstration could pave the way for future powered, controlled flight on Mars and other planets in our solar system ...

Sultan Ibrahim cancelled a contract to buy the American-made helicopter days after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin.

If and when you begin flying a small turbine helicopter like the R66, you can expect the hourly cost to approach about $1,000 per hour. Types of Helicopter Pilot Jobs ...

Helicopters are already complicated, but the Robinson R22 is one of the hardest to fly for a few different reasons. Here's everything that makes it so tough.