Congress is in the midst of a battle over how military helicopters fly through the airspace of the nation's capital, which ...

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 ...

Sometimes, when the conditions are just right, a helicopter can kick up a swirling, sparkling halo. It looks like a miniature spiral galaxy attached to the rotor blades. This is caused by a phenomenon ...

Many travelers have had flights affected by inclement weather, whether in an airplane or something a little more unconventional like a hot air balloon (very sensitive indeed to overly windy conditions ...

The idea of the helicopter dates back to the Renaissance—but the contraptions could not be built until the development of modern aerospace engineering during the interwar period. Few platforms in ...

An aged helicopter fleet and inexperienced pilots from nearby Fort Belvoir had raised “widespread concern” among local pilots ...

(AP) - Incorrect altitude readings on the Army helicopter that collided with a passenger plane over Washington, D.C., in January contributed to the aircraft getting too close, but air traffic ...