Helicopter safety researchers are to undertake formal analysis of the hazardous vortex ring phenomenon and the effectiveness of an alternative recovery and escape technique. The vortex ring state is ...

Jim Clayton, founder of Clayton Homes, was at fault in a helicopter crash that killed his brother in August 2020, according to a final report by the National Transportation Safety Board. The exact ...

The fatal Virginia State Police helicopter crash immediately following the violent Aug. 12, 2017 Unite the Right rally was probably caused by a dangerous flight condition called vortex ring state and ...

Everybody ages differently, and there's no golden rule for when a person should give up tasks they handled easily when they were younger. But when it comes to flying helicopters, 86 years old is "well ...

The aft tail boom of the Bell 429 was discovered 390 feet from the main wreckage. Credit: NTSB Flight training should not result in unrecoverable flight conditions or catastrophic structural failures, ...

A conversation between a Virginia State Police helicopter pilot and his trooper co-pilot before a crash that killed both of them referred to an aerodynamic phenomenon that a National Transportation ...

A vortex ring state study undertaken by EASA will focus on recovery methods for various helicopter types. A vortex ring state study undertaken by EASA will focus on recovery methods for various ...

Capt. Claude Vuichard, a Swiss helicopter pilot known for multiple safety techniques, speaks to around 25 people Monday afternoon in a conference room at Kahului Airport. The Maui News / MELISSA TANJI ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The National Transportation Safety Board released its final findings into the August 2020 helicopter crash that killed Knoxville businessman Joe Clayton. Joe Clayton died after a ...

A dangerous “aerodynamic condition” may have contributed to a Virginia State Police helicopter crash that killed two troopers helping to monitor the clashes between white nationalists and ...

Flight training should not result in unrecoverable flight conditions or catastrophic structural failures, yet two recently released National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) accident reports have ...