CHERRY POINT, N.C. (WITN) - Fleet Readiness Center East is introducing a new system for balancing helicopter blades that will save the base about $18 million. The facility says the new system will be ...

An MH-60S Seahawk that fell off the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln last month, killing five crew members, may have had rotor blades that were out of balance. The San Diego Tribune ...

Composite Technology Inc., a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company based at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, opened one of the world's most powerful structures to dynamically balance helicopter ...

The fundamental design principles behind rotary-wing aircraft date back to the Renaissance, with some of the earliest-known designs belonging to Leonardo da Vinci. Naturally, technology has ...

Helicopters stand among the many reasons why aviation is as important as it is today. These aircraft occupy various niches worldwide, ranging from extensive military applications, such as helicopters ...

A tourist helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York City on Thursday, killing six people. A former military helicopter pilot told BI the helicopter's rotary system appears to have failed.

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tourist helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York City on Thursday, killing six people. A former military helicopter ...