Sometime in the mid-1980s, a former chief pilot of the Lakewood (Calif.) Sheriff’s Station helicopter patrol program informed me of the perversity of helicopters. A plane with wings, he said, ...

You likely never heard of the northwest Wisconsin organization devoted to preserving helicopters and spotlighting the stories of the people who flew them. The Helicopter Conservancy, located in a ...

Today it is just a dream, but 50 years ago it was a reality courtesy of SFO Helicopter Airlines. In the 1960s and early 1970s, the Oakland-based company operated a fleet of passenger helicopters ...

A fatal crash Thursday became the latest incident in a long history of helicopter wrecks in the New York City area. The latest crash occurred in the Hudson River near the West Side Highway and Spring ...

First attempts (1907-1922) -- Early searching (1922-1934) -- Take-off (1935-1945) -- Post World War II -- Jet-tip helicopters -- Status of the helicopter industry in 1956 -- Utilization of helicopters ...