For about 76 years, helicopters have served the world as an important alternative to fixed-wing aircraft. Helicopters can go places and do things that airplanes cannot, like save mariners stuck at sea ...

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 ...

There's no argument that helicopters are not the same as jets. From their vertical lift to their hovering abilities, helicopters serve a purpose uniquely their own. But that doesn't mean they aren't ...

ATLANTA — Grady Memorial Hospital has launched its first emergency medical helicopter, Grady Air, marking a significant milestone in its 135-year history. The helicopter, based at Fulton County ...

STRATFORD — Sergei I. Sikorsky, son of the founder of the helicopter manufacturer that bears his name, died last week at the age of 100, Lockheed Martin said. Sikorsky was “a remarkable man who meant ...