The AH-94 is a twin-turboshaft attack helicopter with a tandem cockpit for two pilots. It features nose mounted optical sensors, and can mount a 20mm rotary cannon or 30mm chain gun. It is capable of ...

Back before Blade Runner captured our imaginations, sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury envisioned small personal helicopters that people would use to commute around the cities of the future. Well, the Janus-1 ...

Sikorsky has advanced to the next phase of a DARPA project to develop an unmanned VTOL aircraft capable of flying all-weather missions from ships or land. The rotor blown wing VTOL tail-sitter is ...

The aircraft is meant to develop and mature rotor blown wing design, which can now be applied to larger aircraft for unmanned ...

Helicopter pioneer Igor Sikorsky once said, “The helicopter approaches closer than any other (vehicle) to fulfillment of mankind’s ancient dream of the flying horse and the magic carpet.” Indeed—the ...

Some technologies, like smartphones, have a transformative impact on entire sectors of the economy and our everyday lives. Advances in autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, are driving ...

The evolution of Soviet VTOL aircraft tells a story of technological daring, strategic necessity, and Cold War rivalry. From the rudimentary Yak-36 prototype to the cutting-edge supersonic Yak-41, ...