Helicopters can deliver military troops or rescue the wounded in tight spaces, but their rotating blade design also puts a hard limit on their speed and maneuverability. Now researchers have begun ...
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Reinventing the helicopter: The radical new era of green air travel
The Federal Aviation Administration has created a new civil aircraft category called “powered-lift,” the first addition to the regulatory framework since helicopters earned their own classification in ...
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The Son Of The Practical Helicopter's Inventor Just Passed, Here's How Sikorsky Changed Aviation Forever
For about 76 years, helicopters have served the world as an important alternative to fixed-wing aircraft. Helicopters can go places and do things that airplanes cannot, like save mariners stuck at sea ...
Helicopters can perform some incredible aerobatic feats, but they’re also noisy, shaky, and expensive to run. NASA researchers are developing helicopter blades featuring a shape-shifting smart ...
A new rotorcraft design was presented by Airbus Helicopters at the Paris Air Show this week, and Airbus claims it can reach a cruising speed of 250 mph (400 km/h) without a deafening roar or trade-off ...
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