On March 11, 1959, the Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King took flight for the first time, marking a major milestone in naval aviation.

GE Details New Small Airbus Helicopter Engine Study is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week ...

DALLAS—Buoyed by the launch of its new large R88 rotorcraft and the development of two upgraded variants of the company’s single-turbine R66, Robinson Helicopter is in an expansive mood and ...

On March 12, 1955, the Aérospatiale Alouette II made aviation history as the first helicopter powered by a gas turbine engine ...

Services: USN Propulsion: 3x GE T64-GE-419 turboshaft engines Speed ... is the U.S. Navy’s primary aerial mine countermeasures aircraft. A variant of the CH-53 Sea Stallion, the MH-53E ...

With 36 aircraft currently still in inventory ... Initially, the CH-53 was powered by twin General Electric T64-6 turboshaft engines providing 2,850 shaft horsepower each, each engine being ...

Turboshaft VK-650V has received type certificate, which means it is ready for batch production. The engine was designed for Ansat and Ka-226T helicopters and can power prospective aircraft.

Rolls-Royce in Indianapolis has a new Pentagon contract to produce dozens of gas turboshaft engines to power air-cushioned ... with the aero engine powering the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. It ...

The U.S. Dept. of Defense nearly doubled the value and increased the scope of an earlier award for heavy-lift rotary aircraft ...

Robinson Helicopter introduces the R88, a 10-seat single-engine helicopter designed for transport, utility, and rescue missions.