The lever mounted to the ceiling of the helicopter cockpit is a rotor brake, which slows the rotor blades that maintain the ...

If helicopters didn't have tail rotors, ... Rotorcraft come in all shapes and sizes, most commonly helicopters, but also gyrocopters, gyrodynes, and rotor kites, among others.

One of those risks is ground resonance, which arises from rotor blade issues and can tear a helicopter to bits in less than a ...

The gyroplane was one of the promising technologies tested during those inter-war years of nearly unrestrained aerospace experimentation. However, despite seeing some rather limited service in the ...

There is a new unmanned aircraft on the market that demands its own category, it doesn’t quite fall under the drone or helicopter category but combines the best characteristics of both. In ...

Cost efficiency is a major advantage. While general-purpose helicopters in the Gendarmerie’s inventory cost about $3,500 per flight hour, gyrocopters operate at only $50 per hour, allowing for ...

UK agent RotorSport will sell you a Cavalon, an autogyro with side-by-side seating in a comfortable, fully-enclosed cabin. Sitting in one in flight is not unlike sitting in a two-seat helicopter, with ...

A new autogyro - the Tensor 600X - was launched at the European Rotors show and conference in Cologne in November 2021. A new autogyro ... The company claims that the aircraft is twice as efficient as ...

Helicopters always draw a lot of attention and make us gaze enthusiastically at the sky. They have got a complex design, high ...

WE ARE FOLLOWING SOME BREAKING NEWS IN KEENE FOR YOU. A PILOT IS SAFE AFTER A GYROCOPTER CRASH AT THE AIRPORT THERE.

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