Due to their hover and vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities, helicopters possess distinct advantages over fixed-wing aircraft. Able to operate in tight spaces, isolated areas, and places, ...

Airbus Helicopters has successfully tested an electric flight-control system aboard its H130-based FlightLab demonstrator, a key step towards development of the human-machine interface for its ...

Huge props to these two helicopter test pilots, who have white-knuckled it through one of the most harrowing experiences in rotorcraft flight – an unpowered autorotation emergency landing – allowing ...

Airbus Helicopters has been using its Flightlab rotorcraft to flight test a control system that will equip its CityAirbus NextGen electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) advanced air mobility ...

Discover how the V-22 Osprey overcomes complex mechanical challenges to combine helicopter vertical takeoff with high-speed airplane performance.