Helicopters aren't the fastest things flying through the air, but they aren't all lumbering beasts either. While they're not supersonic like some jet airplanes, many military helicopters fly through ...

Since its groundbreaking invention in 1939, the helicopter has steadily transformed the world of transport, though it took a decade or two to really reach its potential. The Korean War served as the ...

The latest generation of RC (remote-controlled) helicopters have more in common with modern drones than the clunky, limited-range remote control helicopters from days of yore. Not only are they lots ...

Four-thousand helicopters. $100 billion. Whichever number you focus on, one thing is clear: The business of building America's fleet of next-generation "future vertical lift" helicopters is big ...

As long as you ignore all the rumors about NASA-developed helicopters that use alien technology, the fastest helicopter in the world is the Eurocopter X3. It uses two propellers to generate forward ...