HENNIKER, N.H. — When Hector Xu was learning to fly a helicopter in college, he recalled having a few “nasty experiences” while trying to navigate at night. The heart-stopping flights led to his ...

Ultralight aviation provides an excellent pathway for those who want to fly, but don’t want to get licensed. These quite often cheap and cheerful DIY aircraft often hide some excellent engineering ...

We’re back on the Homemade 4-seat helicopter build, and it’s starting to look like a real aircraft. Since the last video, we’ve made significant progress: - Built and fitted the fiberglass doors - ...

Arlington-based Boeing Co. will build 184 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for the U.S. Army and international customers under a $1.9 billion contract modification announced by the Pentagon Friday.

Spirit AeroSystems is ramping up its work in the defense industry following Bell Helicopter’s announcement Monday that it selected Spirit to build the fuselage of a prototype tilt-rotor aircraft for ...

Designers intend for the Mi-80 to feature more powerful engines and advanced avionics, enabling both manual and automatic operation during day and night—including over terrain lacking visual landmarks ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Mesa Boeing facility will produce 96 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for the Polish Armed Forces, the largest order of Apache ...

It was an idea so crazy it just might work. Or not. During the Civil War an engineer in Alabama wanted to counter against Union blockades by building helicopters. The idea never got off the ground, as ...