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

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 ...

DALLAS—Bell’s 214ST is set to become the latest legacy helicopter to go back into production to address global shortfalls in rotary-wing firefighting capability.

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 ...

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

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.