When a mast bumping incident occurs, the usual suspect is turbulence. But that’s just a guess because, as when an icicle is ...

Historical references to spinning flying machines go back hundreds of years, with evidence like the 12th-century Chinese twirling kite and Leonardo da Vinci's bizarre airscrew contraption of 1483.

ROWLETT, Texas — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report on the March 25 helicopter crash in Rowlett that killed two people. The crash happened just before 11 ...

The rotor of the helicopter from last week's deadly crash has been retrieved from the Hudson River, four days after the devastating accident that killed all six people on board, according to a ...

October 28, 2008 Helicopters featuring coaxial rotor designs are not exactly new. The co-axial design of a pair of rotors mounted on the same mast and with the same axis of rotation, but turning in ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Watch a helicopter fly, and the big spinning top rotor hogs the ...

Although helicopter aerodynamics involves the same forces that arise in airplane aerodynamics, these forces occur differently due to fluid flow dynamics across the aircraft. Helicopters take advantage ...

On September 21, 2017, just as dusk fell, Vyacheslav Tantashov launched his DJI Phantom 4 drone from a spot near Dyker Beach Park in Brooklyn, just southeast of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Tantashov ...

The main rotor of the doomed helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River was finally recovered Monday — which could provide crucial information as investigators continue to probe what caused the ...

Six people, including three kids, were killed in last week's crash. The rotor of the helicopter from last week's deadly crash has been retrieved from the Hudson River, four days after the devastating ...