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How Osprey Helicopters Work

By: Gregory Bosworth, Journalist

The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is a vertical takeoff and landing tiltrotor helicopter, meaning it's rotors turn into plane propellers. It combines the vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the range and speed of a turboprop aircraft. It is mainly used in special operations by the U.S. Air Force and Marines.

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How a Helicopter Engine Works

By: Ben Wandow, Journalist

A helicopter engine is a marvel of engineering, primarily relying on turbine engines for their efficiency and power. Unlike piston engines, turbine engines compress air, mix it with fuel, and ignite the mixture to produce a high-speed exhaust.

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Indian Brothers Build Car-Copter

By: Gary Taylor, Journalist

Ishwardin Prajapati and Parmeshwardin Prajapati, two Indian brothers from Uttar Pradesh, India, transformed their Suzuki Wagon R into a helicopter-like vehicle. They purchased the car for 100,000 rupees (about $1,300) and made extensive modifications over several weeks in their makeshift workshop.

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NASA’s Ingenuity Finally Retires After 72 Flights

By: Andrei Daquioag, Journalist

On January 18th, 2024, NASA's infamous Ingenuity mars helicopter was discovered to have a broken rotor blade, making Ingenuity unusable. Bill Nelson, NASA administrator, states: "Ingenuity, the 'little helicopter that could'—and it kept saying, 'I think I can, I think I can'—well, it has now taken its last flight on Mars".

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New Attack Helicopter Fighting in Ukraine

By: Gavin Singhvi, Journalist

Russian engineers constructed the KA-52 alligator. It innovated combat in the air. It's very maneuverable and very effective against slow moving ground forces. It has a unique design so that it doesn't...

Helicopters: Types of Engines

By: Enderson Baires Cortez, Journalist

Have you wondered is there other engines for a helicopter? In this one i will be talking about the types of engines are there for a helicopter.

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CH-47F Chinook

By: Robert Martirosyan, Journalist

The H-47F is one of the most advanced helicopters in the U.S. Army.

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AH-64 Apache

By: Robert Martirosyan, Journalist

The AH-64 Apache is perhaps the world's greatest attack helicopter, created by Boeing for the U.S. army and other international forces. Being used primarily in the war with Iraq and various other campaigns...

Helicopter Scheduled to Land on Mars in 2020

By: Aleya Banthavong

NASA's next rover is planned to leave for it's mission in 2020. The rover will be carrying high tech tools. There will be a camera capable of detecting organic compounds in rocks, a machine that will...