On advanced helicopter rotor systems, each blade is independently hinged to allow for flapping up and down as well as bending forward and back. This is done to compensate for certain aerodynamic ...

NH Industries is working to deliver a solution to an issue with the main rotor head on NH90 military helicopters that means the blades can impact the tail structure when starting or stopping the ...

CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT, Tx. - A group of Soldiers flying to an undisclosed location suddenly come under enemy fire. The crew, adeptly trained in maneuvering during combat, navigates their Chinook ...

An artist's rendering of Boeing's submission for the Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft competition is seen here. (Boeing) WASHINGTON — After dropping a brief teaser trailer several weeks ...

Helicopters regularly have to get their rotor blades inspected, so they can be replaced if they're wearing out. Utilizing the BladeSense system, however, the aircraft would be able to self-monitor the ...

Developed between 1951 and 1953 by a joint research team from the Air Force and Army, working with NASA and Sikorsky Aircraft, the XV-2 (model number S-57) was built to exceed the speed limitations of ...

Can you make a silent stealth helicopter? The Franco-German-Spanish subsidiary of the European Aeronautic, Defense and Space Company, Eurocopter, has invented noise-canceling rotor blades that do away ...