Last month, a modified Robinson R44 lifted off from Roland-Désourdy Airport in Bromont, Quebec, and completed what may be the ...

Even though everyone’s talking about eVTOLs (electric vertical takeoff and landing) as heralding a new era of air mobility, it doesn’t mean that conventional rotorcraft are automatically obsolete.

In the world of those used to flying on board helicopters, either at the helm of the machine or as passengers, there are few names as respected as that of Robinson. The company has been making helos ...

Everett, Wash, Torrance, CA and Oshkosh, Wis., – magniX, the company powering the electric aviation revolution, and Robinson Helicopter Company (Robinson), the world’s leading manufacturer of civil ...

Most of the world still views hydrogen-powered flight as a futuristic someday concept, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joby Avaition, the maker of an electric helicopter-airplane hybrid, agreed to acquire Blade Air Mobility. NBC News’ Aaron ...

The modified R44 has a hydrogen tank under the tailboom and two cooling nacelles on either side of the cabin. Credit: Unither Bioelectronics The first flight of a hydrogen-powered helicopter has been ...

MagniX is developing Helistorm electric engines specifically for helicopters, based on technology already used for its Magni650 electric propulsion units for fixed-wing aircraft.

Eventually, an electric helicopter could be the way travelers get to and from the airport. “For those of you who are young, there was a cartoon about ‘The Jetsons,’ which was really about the space ...

Joby Aviation, the maker of an electric helicopter-airplane hybrid, agreed to acquire Blade Air Mobility. NBC News’ Aaron Gilchrist reports on what this could mean for the future of flying. Ozzy ...