Due to their hover and vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities, helicopters possess distinct advantages over fixed-wing aircraft. Able to operate in tight spaces, isolated areas, and places, ...

Airbus Helicopters has successfully tested an electric flight-control system aboard its H130-based FlightLab demonstrator, a key step towards development of the human-machine interface for its ...

The firm said it recently tested the software with Singapore's air force, where a chopper crew used an ISR drone to find a target in the rainforest.

A dead goose was found inside the flight control system of a medical helicopter that crashed and killed three in Oklahoma. The goose was found “embedded in the flight control servo,” according to a ...