While the helicopter changed the U.S. Army forever, not all choppers are built the same. Some touch down on skids, while others cruise around on wheels. It might not seem like a big deal at first ...

A supervisor allowed an air traffic controller at Ronald Reagan National Airport to leave early, hours before the passenger plane collided with an Army helicopter in midair, according to reports.

Partners Boeing and Leonardo will from early next year begin deliveries of the first MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopters to the US Air Force (USAF) following the service’s so-called ‘Milestone C’ decision to ...

Two early aviation pioneers from Central Louisiana are now honored at Alexandria International Airport. Charles Frederick Page of Pineville invented and patented an airship in the early 1900s. Paul ...

LONDON — The U.K. defense ministry has accelerated plans to introduce a helicopter-borne early warning radar system for the country’s new aircraft carriers. The Crowsnest program is expected to ...

Mandel Lenkowsky Early Vertical Flight Development Collection / Series 1: Correspondence and Manuscript Notes Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should ...

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 ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Since as early as Saturday, helicopters have been spotted circling Portland after President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy troops in the area. One neighbor who lives ...

The H-13’s most iconic role was as a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) bird—famously featured as such in the opening credits of the popular long-running M*A*S*H television series. When one thinks of ...

Emergency responders at the Mercy Flight crash that killed two pilots on April 26 in Elba have known that the Bell 429 helicopter landed in two pieces: the main body and the tail. Now a preliminary ...