Sometime in the mid-1980s, a former chief pilot of the Lakewood (Calif.) Sheriff’s Station helicopter patrol program informed me of the perversity of helicopters. A plane with wings, he said, ...

Much like the iconic Jeep was to World War II, the Bell UH-1H Iroquois helicopter, nicknamed the "Huey," is synonymous with images of the war in Vietnam. Multiple generations are familiar with the ...

A Vietnam-era helicopter once scarred in combat now flies again, carrying memories, healing veterans and honoring the Marines who didn't come home.

The famed Wright brothers made history in December 1903 with their inaugural flight at Kitty Hawk. Just over six decades later, our understanding of flight advanced so far that Yuri Gagarin became the ...

The CH-1 Skyhook was Cessna's only helicopter, developed after acquiring Seibel Helicopter Co. and its S-4B design in 1952. Cessna redesigned the S-4B with a modern fuselage and a powerful ...

You likely never heard of the northwest Wisconsin organization devoted to preserving helicopters and spotlighting the stories of the people who flew them. The Helicopter Conservancy, located in a ...