Helicopters

The largest and heaviest helicopter in the United States military is the Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion (Sikorsky S-80E). It was built for the United States Marine Corps by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky is currently developing the CH-53K, which will be equipped with 3 – 6,000 shp-class turboshaft engines, new composite rotor blades, and a wider... 

Medical helicopters need to be fast and able to beat heavy traffic in order to improve a patient’s chances for survival. Helicopter travel can cut transport times by about half of what it would take by ambulance. In addition to offering speed, medical aircraft are designed to provide both basic and advanced life support services on board, and... 

Lieutenant Colonel William Bryan commanded an AH-64 Apache battalion of the 229th Aviation Regiment, attached to the US Army’s ‘Mist Air Assault Division, during the Gulf War. “We knew that on G-day, the day the ground war started, the division was going to establish an airhead very deep inside Iraq. So in the week before that my mission... 

If you are searching for a good electric helicopter to fly as a hobbyist, than you will want to review electric helicopter models for amateur use. Some of the things you will want to look for when reading a review electric helicopter are: durability; price; the availability of replacement parts; and of course the size of the aircraft. The reasons these... 

In the early years of World War II, Germany’s U-Bootwaffes roamed, almost with impunity, the sea trade routes of the Western Allies, engaging and sinking their extremely vital ships at an alarming rate. It wasn’t until the Allies began to implement a sophisticated system of long rage, air patrols over the Atlantic that the tide of the submarine... 

It may not seem odd these days to watch a political candidate whirl into a campaign stop riding a private plane or helicopter, but in 1948 it sure was. Imagine the excitement when the Lyndon Johnson helicopter s51 flew all over Texas, carrying Senate candidate Lyndon Baines Johnson to and from a variety of campaign stops. With unlimited funds, the wealthy... 

“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return”-Leonardo Da Vinci. Man’s fascination with flying is one of the common bonds universally shared. Men and women all around the globe take to the skies on a daily bases to commute,... 

When the famous Spanish inventor, Juan de la Cierva, was only fifteen, he designed and built his first glider. Three years later, in the summer of 1918, he was able to develop a three-engine aircraft. The goal of his experiments was to achieve the creation of an air platform that could sustain lift and land safely after an engine failure. With the development... 

In 1969, the small Central American country of El Salvador engaged its neighbor Honduras, in what is referred to as “The Soccer War” in 1969. Both countries were at odd over many issues, but everything seems to have come into play right after the nations played three, very hard fought, World Cup qualifying matches. The results and sub sequential... 

The Flying Pulpit, as it was nicknamed back in early devlopment was a small, light weight Vertical Take Off and Landing System (VTOL) devloped by Williams International. The Williams X-Jet was powered by a F107 Turbofan engine, obviously highly modified for this particular application. The unit was designed to be operated by one sole individual. Steering...