Helicopter pilots face a wide range of dangers that regular pilots do not—from hostile ground forces, environmental hazards, ...

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 ...

An air ambulance and a small plane came close to crashing head-on after unknowingly flying too close to each other, an ...

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

What’s it’s like to fly an 11,500-pound experimental helicopter (with zero experience) The tablet attached to my leg—and the former Coast Guard pilot by my side—helped. Rob Verger ...

Helicopters can land using auto rotation too, however, the complicated transmissions, varied pitch rotors and counter torque of control forces make landing a helicopter a more complicated and ...

This L.A. startup says its robo helicopter will fly people across cities as cheaply as a car share can drive them.

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

Newsletter Small helicopters have learned to fly themselves through challenging aeronautic routines with an "apprenticeship" to an expert radio control pilot, researchers say.

A small helicopter opened a new chapter of space exploration this morning when it lifted off the surface of Mars, marking humankind’s first powered flight on another planet. The 19-inch-tall ...

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.