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CH-53K from above.

CH-53K King Stallion – The U.S. Military’s Workhorse Helicopter

May 16, 2023May 22, 2023 Patrick M Johnson 0 Comments aircraft, american, Cargo, CH-53, helicopter, King Stallion, Modern, Super Stallion, US

The military helicopter has been an indispensable tool of war ever since its arrival during the Second World War, and

The VZ -7 Flying Jeep was an important aircraft in terms of quadcopters

Experimental WWII

The Bizzare Design of Quadcopters

March 17, 2023March 29, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth 0 Comments aircraft, Flying Jeep, helicopter, Jeep, USA, wwii

For over a hundred years the world of aviation has been one of humanity’s most fertile playgrounds, a melting pot

The Sikorsky S-72 X-Wing.

Cold War Experimental Latest

Sikorsky S-72 – Helicopter-Plane Hybrid

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth 0 Comments aircraft, cold war, experimental, helicopter, Hybrid, prototype, USA

Able to operate as either a helicopter, compound helicopter, or fixed-wing aircraft, the Sikorsky S-72 was an ambitious attempt to

The Hughes XH-17.

Hughes XH-17 Helicopter – The “Flying Crane”

November 7, 2022January 10, 2023 Steve MacGregor aircraft, Flying Crane, heavy lift, helicopter, Logging, USA

During World War Two, the pace of technological change in military aviation was little short of staggering. another development that

The Kaman K-MAX.

Kaman K-MAX Helicopter – Function over Form

October 27, 2022December 20, 2022 Jake Leigh-Howarth aircraft, Cargo, helicopter, K-MAX, Logger, Logging

The K-MAX is one of the most versatile load-carrying helicopters available and is famed for the distinctive ‘servo-flap’ configuration of

The Mil V-12.

Mil V-12 – The Biggest Helicopter Ever

August 8, 2022December 12, 2022 Nathan Cluett cold war, heavy lift, helicopter, huge, ICBMs, Nuclear, prototype, russian, soviet

The Mil V-12 is by far the largest helicopter ever. It was the brainchild of the Soviet Mil Design Bureau.

The EA-7 Optica.

Edgley EA-7 Optica – The Flying Eye

July 21, 2022December 12, 2022 Nathan Cluett aircraft, british, Edgley, helicopter, Light Aircraft, Modern, Optica, Slow

The Edgley EA-7 Optica is a British-designed and built aircraft for low-speed observation work that could loiter extremely slowly and