Matt Biondich, 54, of Cook and his friend were in the helicopter that spun to the ground Saturday while giving rides during the Cook Timber Days festival. "It happened so quick," Biondich said. "We ...

Most people think a powerless helicopter drops straight out of the sky. In reality, it autorotates—using free-spinning blades that act like a giant air brake, much like a maple seed. This breakdown ...

Last week, the entire world was surprised to learn that the United States may very well own and operate stealth helicopters. Although the idea of a stealth helicopter has been around ever since the ...

Emergency responders at the Mercy Flight crash that killed two pilots on April 26 in Elba have known that the Bell 429 helicopter landed in two pieces: the main body and the tail. Now a preliminary ...

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 – ...

The same day two pilots died in a helicopter crash in Elba, the Federal Aviation Administration released an official document describing an ongoing problem with the tail rotor of that specific ...

A tourist helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York City on Thursday, killing six people. A former military helicopter pilot told BI the helicopter's rotary system appears to have failed.

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

The rotor of the helicopter from last week's deadly crash has been retrieved from the Hudson River, four days after the devastating accident that killed all six people on board, according to a ...