Although helicopter aerodynamics involves the same forces that arise in airplane aerodynamics, these forces occur differently due to fluid flow dynamics across the aircraft. Helicopters take advantage ...

Marenco Swisshelicopter is making tweaks to the main rotor hub of its SH-09 light-single based on data from flight tests that began last October. The design changes will be applied to the second ...

Like many machines, helicopters can experience malfunctions and other equally dangerous issues. Among these is mast bumping, where the rotor hub pivots so much it hits the mast. If you think this ...