Monday, August 2, 2010 - 9:58am
The Sikorsky X2 isn't even a finished vehicle yet and it's already broken the rotorcraft speed record of 249 mph set in 1986 — though just barely. Then again, at 258 mph, the X2 is just getting started.
helicopters stories
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 11:16am
The gyrocopter, or autogyro, hasn't really gotten much love since World War II. Several nations pressed the aircraft into a naval recon role as it was towable by ships and subs while flying. Now, a company called Gyrojet wants to bring the gyrocopter back.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 9:12am
Stuck in traffic, I dream of soaring above it all in the ultimate luxury helicopter. This is it. Eurocopter was looking for only the fanciest of interiors, so who to call? Why, Mercedes-Benz, of course. The gallery below shows you...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 6:04am
How could you create a three-dimensional display that can move around? Those cool dudes at MIT's SENSEable City Laboratory figured they'd create Flyfire, equipping a large number of micro helicopters with multicolored and controllable LEDs. They're all capable of reacting...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 1:41pm
Maybe this NicoletoMK Mikrokopter Quadrocopter is not trendy enough to be controlled by an iPhone like that Parrott AR.Drone we saw at CES, but it's powerful enough for its four rotors to lift a 1.1-lb camcorder. You can either control...
Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 2:39pm
NASA's "deployable energy absorber" may appear to be a couple of oversized sponges attached to the bottom of a helicopter, but you could be looking at a safety system that helps occupants survive a helicopter crash — or even...
Monday, November 23, 2009 - 5:53am
The minute we gazed upon this $180 E-flite Blade mSR RTF Electric Mini Helicopter, we wanted one. It's about the same size as those nearly-impossible-to-steer styrofoam model choppers, but its accurate controls set it a world apart. It weighs less...
Friday, August 14, 2009 - 11:03am
Those cool cats at DARPA have done it again, with a 10-gram robot that flaps its wings like a bird. The first wireless robot this small that can carry its own power supply, this nano flying machine will be able...
Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 6:26am
Speak commands into its special headset, and this voice-controlled R/C helicopter does your bidding. Bark out your orders to start the engine, go up, down, and then turn the engine off, and you're kinda in control. There's no command mentioned...
Monday, May 4, 2009 - 9:32am
On its way to learning how to cook your breakfast, the iPhone just learned how to control a model helicopter. The FliPhone is not just reacting to button pushes on the screen, either — it's using the iPhone's built-in...
