Most pilots are aware of the danger of wingtip vortices from heavy fixed-wing aircraft. And they understand the wisdom of avoiding the mini-tornadoes that flow invisibly outward and down. And ...

Helicopters are marvelous pieces of engineering, providing a live demonstration of the laws of physics as they carry us into the skies. With metal or composite blades angled just right and spinning at ...

Airbus Helicopters continues to eye novel architectures for future rotorcraft designs, including new compound and tail rotor-free configurations, patent applications reveal. A pair of filings – ...

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