A strange helicopter has been making test flights in the south of France. Built by French company Airbus Helicopters, it looks a bit like what would happen if a regular helicopter and an airplane ...

An electric aircraft that takes off like a helicopter and cruises like a conventional plane just completed its first piloted ...

At this year's ILA Berlin Air Show, Airbus Helicopters unveiled its latest entry into fully autonomous flight, the U145 ...

Helicopters are among the most sophisticated aircraft the world of aviation has on offer. While fixed-wing aircraft, such as jetliners and fighter jets, have been known to carry more passengers or ...

The aviation industry is changing fast. From increasing scrutiny of the carbon footprint numbers to the rise of eVTOL projects, like CityAirbus NextGen and the Lilium Jet, the pace of innovation has ...

Aviation is entering a strange but exciting phase. For decades, most passenger aircraft have ...

Electra, the global leader in hybrid-electric aviation, today unveiled a new conceptual aircraft design for next-generation airliners developed as part of NASA's Advanced Aircraft Concepts for ...

In the 1480s, Italian Renaissance artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci came up with an ingenious design for an “aerial screw.” A rotor in the shape of a helix measuring about 13 feet in diameter, the ...

Entire Fleet of Robinson Helicopters FAA-Certified for New Empennage Design Company to Offer Retrofit Kit at a Discounted Rate in the Coming Weeks TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Robinson ...

Meanwhile, McDonnell Aircraft lacked significant civilian business and struggled when military business was slow. As such, ...

Leonardo's aerial screws actually can work when built with modern materials, University of Maryland engineers find with a drone called Crimson Spin. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...