Rotorcraft

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The Israeli Air Force is replacing its fleet of decades-old CH-53D Yasur helicopters with a dozen CH-53K King Stallions, Lockheed Martin said.

The company struggled to make money in the wake of the slumping helicopter market and the pandemic.

East Hampton Airport (KHTO), a summertime hub for vacationers on the bustling East End of New York’s Long Island, is bracing for change as local officials seek to reduce noise from jets and helicopters. The town board of East Hampton is expected to vote Thursday on a plan to temporarily shut down the Class D […]

Ascendance Flight Technologies has unveiled the result of three years of research and development: a new hybrid vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft. The French startup company revealed the design of the Atea, a five-seat VTOL scheduled to begin production in 2025.  Designed to fly regionally, Atea will have a range of 400 km with […]

The aerospace industry is rapidly approaching a technological revolution. Developers are designing, building, and flying electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft with the intent of reducing cost and noise as compared to traditional helicopters. Hundreds of tech companies around the globe are trying to lead the charge on the future of eVTOL vehicles, but […]

In May 2019, two men took off from Tipton Airport (KFME) in Fort Meade, Maryland, for a pleasure flight. They were in a Guimbal Cabri G2 helicopter, and had hoped to find and photograph a relative of the passenger who was fishing from a boat in the Chesapeake Bay. The morning was foggy; when the […]

If you could fly anything, what would it be? Maybe your long-term goal requires a few intermediate steps along the way. But knowing the type of aircraft you want to pilot starts you off on the right track and can save you time and money along the way. Want to know your options? Check these […]

General aviation aircraft shipments for the first quarter of 2021 show an overall increase versus figures from the same period in 2020, but no return yet to 2019 numbers. The news, which came as part of the regular quarterly report from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), was not surprising—and still reason for hope, according […]

Robinson Helicopter Company has made delivery number 13,000: an R44 Raven headed for Texas operator SKY Helicopters in Dallas. The aircraft, serial number 14438, was delivered on April 23, and it comes fully equipped, with a brand-new paint scheme. The R44 features the following options: a Lithium-ion battery, heated seats, and a 4K cockpit video […]