The images, reportedly captured in April, show a compound helicopter with coaxial main rotors and pusher propeller, which bears similarity to Sikorsky’s X2 Technology. Few days after photos emerged of ...

Because of their unique versatility in aerial transportation, helicopters are some of the most important machines of the modern era. Capable of vertical take-off and landing, helicopters are used in ...

For anyone who's never flown a helicopter, hovering might not seem like a big deal. Yet ask any pilot, and they'll tell you that holding a helicopter steady in the air is one of the toughest ...

The towboat Donna H. Furlong extinguishes the wreckage of the helicopter, which struck the overhead power lines, top of the photo, before crashing on Thursday morning, Aug. 7, 2025. Officials, ...

WEST ALTON, Mo. — Communities in Missouri and Illinois are mourning the lives of two men who died in the helicopter crash above the Mississippi River near West Alton on Thursday. The Office of the ...

WEST ALTON, Mo. — A portion of the Mississippi River remained closed Friday as the FAA and NTSB continued their investigations into a deadly helicopter crash near Alton. On Friday morning, the Coast ...

A Helitack crew member prepares to jump while hovering over nine feet of brush during training near Pozo on July 17, 1967. The firefighters trained to clear a spot for reinforcements to arrive. Jim ...

The images, reportedly captured in April, show a compound helicopter with coaxial main rotors and pusher propeller, which bears similarity to Sikorsky's X2 Technology. Few days after photos emerged of ...

Mil adapted an Mi-24 to an experimental, high-speed system that reached 407 kph in 2016, a record for Russian rotorcraft. Credit: Piotr Butowski Russia’s effective use of loitering munitions and fiber ...

Alton Police Lt. Seth Stinnett coordinates the response on the scene with his cell phone on the grounds near the Melvin Price Locks and Dam 26 on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. The towboat Donna H. Furlong ...

A Pentagon-bound Army helicopter that got less than half a mile from a commercial flight landing at nearby Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in May did not have the proper clearance from ...