PBS

Flight: How Do Helicopters Fly?

How do helicopters fly? They face the same forces that planes do, but they have a special feature to help them hover and go where no plane can. Find out more. Science Trek is available to stream on ...
Popular Science

How a ‘digital twin’ of an Apache helicopter could help keep these old birds flying

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The next time you scan a document and feel annoyed at the tedium ...
Popular Science

Take a peek at Sikorsky’s scout helicopter prototype

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Someday, the Army could welcome a new scout helicopter into its ...
WTEN

NASA’s little helicopter on Mars has logged its last flight

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s little ...
BGR

Would Helicopters Work On Mars? This Study Has A Theory For Making One

Helicopters on Mars may sound like something from a science fiction novel — or perhaps just a typical "Doctor Who" episode. But actually, they're not fully confined to the world of sci-fi; after all, ...
The New York Times

Ingenuity, the NASA Helicopter Flying Over Mars, Ends Its Mission

The robot flew 72 times, serving as a scouting partner to the Perseverance rover, aiding in the search for evidence that there was once life on the red planet. By Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang has ...
CNET

Here's Why NASA's Mars Helicopter Crashed

Investigating an aircraft crash is no simple task here on Earth. Imagine how much more difficult it would be to diagnose a helicopter accident that took place 69 million miles away with none of the ...