It’s got the usual trappings of a drone, but with only a single rotor it clearly can’t be called by any of the standard multicopter names. Helicopter? Close, but not quite, since the rotor ...

But thanks to a doctoral thesis he found, it’s also possible to control a traditional single-rotor helicopter by substituting flexible rotor hinges and precise motor speed control for the ...

The Mazda Miata is beloved for being tiny and light, a combination of qualities most modern automakers seem to avoid like the ...

Sikorsky on Monday detailed recent successful demonstrations with its “rotor blown wing” unmanned aircraft system (UAS), ...

Helicopter maker Bell will propose a purpose-built instrument flight rules (IFR) 505 Jet Ranger X as a potential replacement ...

The primary advantage of the X2 Technology over a conventional single main rotor helicopter lies in its ability to fly faster and lower, while still retaining good agility, says Sikorsky.

VTOL X-Plane showcased ambitious goals for vertical flight and speed, yet program cancellation exposed new directions in ...

It is a twin-engined medium-lift utility helicopter. It is equipped with a single 4-bladed rotor and a single 4-bladed tail rotor. The basic crew complement for the UH-60A is three: pilot ...

Sikorsky piloted its rotor blown wing UAS in both helicopter and airplane configurations, confirming the successful ...