The students' cross-country flights take place before their “check ride,” which is a culminating event where they are assessed on the totality of their skills.

Helicopters of all sorts make that iconic, rhythmic sound of thumping in order to maintain flight and maneuver, all powered ...

The U.S. Army has taken a major step toward autonomous aviation after receiving its first Black Hawk helicopter capable of flying with or without a pilot onboard, the War Department has announced. The ...

Some San Antonio residents were surprised this week to see a formation of CH-47 Chinook helicopters flying over their homes. The twin-engine, twin-rotor choppers rattled windows and nerves as they ...

Last month, a modified Robinson R44 lifted off from Roland-Désourdy Airport in Bromont, Quebec, and completed what may be the most consequential short flight in rotorcraft history. It was the first ...

Robinson Helicopter has launched "Robinson Unmanned," a new business unit focused entirely on autonomous and remotely piloted aircraft, marking a significant strategic shift from its half-century as a ...

Authorities have said the Black Hawk crew was flying too high, as though unaware of their true position in the sky and the danger they were in An investigator presented a visibility study that shows ...