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The R66 Turbinetruck: The little cargo copter without a cockpit

Robinson’s R66 Turbinetruck looks like many other light cargo helicopters, yet something about it seems a little off. But ...
CNN

Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals

The first of the National Transportation Safety Board’s three days of investigative hearings is underway to help determine what caused the deadly midair collision on January 29 between an Army ...
Defense One

Sikorsky’s unmanned U-HAWK is a UH-60L minus the cockpit

Sikorsky’s newest helicopter is an unmanned version of its UH-60L Black Hawk, stripped of its cockpit to carry more cargo and keep aircrew out of harm’s way. Company officials hope the U.S. and other ...
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Skyryse Announces Emergency Autoland for Any Plane-Or Helicopter

Emergency autoland for cases of pilot incapacitation has never been offered for a helicopter.
New Atlas

Tiny tandem-rotor copter could one day be your ride to work

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 ...
CNN

Close helicopter routes and Army crew’s perception of the wrong aircraft determine why a regional jet and helicopter collided

Nearly one year after the midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet near Washington, DC, the National Transportation Safety Board sharply criticized the Federal ...