Helicopters flying along Potomac frequently pose dangers to passenger jets
Wednesday’s fatal collision and two other incidents dramatically illustrate the challenges pilots and air traffic controllers ...
Military Investigation Centers on Helicopter Altitude, Air Traffic Communications
The initial focus of the military investigation is on the altitude of the helicopter at the time of the crash and the ...
A pilot’s view on why helicopter did not avoid passenger jet in Washington crash
In order to enable safe flight, airspace is split into categories ranging from very tightly controlled areas around airports ...
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Super Puma Probe Finds Faulty Tail Rotor Component
The ATSB's investigation of a Super Puma helicopter accident is seeking to determine the factors that contributed to the ...
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Building And Flying A Helicopter With A Virtual Swashplate
pitch, and yaw control. But thanks to a doctoral thesis he found, it’s also possible to control a traditional single-rotor helicopter by substituting flexible rotor hinges and precise motor ...
Leicester City helicopter crash which killed five people ruled accidental, inquest jury finds
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha died when the aircraft crashed and caught on fire, also killing Eric Swaffer, Izabela Lechowicz, ...
Leicester City helicopter crash deaths accidental, inquest jury concludes
A jury heard evidence over two weeks about the fatal helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium in Leicester.
Four helicopter crash victims 'died from smoke'
Four of those who died in the Leicester City helicopter crash may have survived if the aircraft had not caught fire, an inquest has heard. Club chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha died on 27 October ...
ATSB identifies cause of fatal Super Puma crash
A preliminary report by the safety investigator revealed a fracturing of the pitch change control sleeve likely led the ...