As one of the driving forces of the aviation industry, Bell is expected to deliver better technologies for the future. And with the FCX-001 it first showed at the Dallas, Texas Heli-Expo in 2017, the ...

Airbus Helicopters continues to eye novel architectures for future rotorcraft designs, including new compound and tail rotor-free configurations, patent applications reveal. A pair of filings – ...

NAVAIR CALLS FOR DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR NEW PRESIDENTIAL HELICOPTER - Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is calling for industry to submit designs for a new vertical-lift aircraft to replace the aging VH ...

In the late 1950s, Lockheed initiated development of a rigid-rotor helicopter, designated the CL-475. The rigid rotor concept could improve the helicopter’s performance while reducing mechanical ...

The development of practical helicopters required decades of experimentation, failure, and technological risk. One of the ...