The U.S. Forest Service has shifted aerial wildfire firefighting resources along Colorado's Front Range. Two large 'sky crane ...

Another dozer-capable helicopter, the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane, sports a skeletal fuselage. Its central winch system can lift 20,000 pounds (enough for a small bulldozer) or carry a belly tank to ...

The collection also includes a copy of Eastman's master's thesis paper, entitled, "Helicopter Power Reduction in an Aerial Refueling Mode of Flight" (1969); a copy of the June 2003 issue of National ...

NEW YORK – A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five Spanish tourists in the ...

From 2013 to 2020, helicopter accidents in the United States fell 36%, according to the United States Helicopter Safety Team.. The FAA and NTSB oversee helicopter tour operations, and the safety ...

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 ...