The Sikorsky S-72 was more than just a visually striking aircraft. This unique and unusual vehicle could take off and land vertically like a chopper, but it could also fly fast and far like a plane.

On November 13, 1907, Paul Cornu's experimental helicopter made aviation history with the first free rotary-wing flight.

There are a number of startups in the business of making vertical take-off and landing aircraft that have stolen the spotlight over the past few years. The one called Horizon Aircraft is not of them, ...

US Navy and Coast Guard pilot trainees will receive basic rotary-wing instruction using Robinson's TH-66 light helicopter under a new partnership with contractor Helicopter Institute.

Early British pioneers of rotating wing flight, both amateur and professional, kept their interest alive at informal, and ...

Dry maple seeds on their branch. Their wings allow the seeds to spin and glide on the wind, carrying them away from their parent tree. Every other Friday, the Outside/In team here at NHPR answers ...