In the years following the Second World War, newly-formed helicopter manufacturers created a raft of new designs they hoped would take the world by storm. This is the story of three such aircraft that never made it to full-scale production.
Streamlined, standardized communication is essential for high-risk search-and-rescue operations.
A California museum is giving new wings to an old tandem-rotor helicopter famous for a 1954 Royal Canadian Navy rescue.
Today’s airborne tactical radios are built on modular platforms designed to grow with technology, while enabling multi-force digital voice and data communication.
With over three decades of experience in forestry work, and a fleet of four Kamov Ka-32A11BCs that are particularly well suited to hauling heavy loads, VIH Helicopters has become a leading name in helicopter logging.
With decades of service left, the U.S. Army is weighing upgrades to the CH-47F against other modernization priorities.
Rudy J. Enstrom had no background in aviation, but had a burning desire to build his own helicopter. It was a long and arduous path, and it would be more than 20 years before the company that bore his name would gain type certification for its first production aircraft — the Enstrom F-28. This is his story.
In early July, Vertical was invited to Garmin’s facility in Salem, Oregon, to fly the GFC 600H autopilot in the Bell 505. We found a feature-rich system that transforms the flight experience.
The 2021 North American wildfire season started with a bang and hasn’t let up since. It’s all hands on deck as helicopter operators scramble to respond.
Last year, Indian company Himalayan Heli Services completed a landmark project, as it became the first helicopter operator to complete a lidar survey of the remote Ladakh region.
