News

Israel May Be Dropping Spies In Iran Using Secret American BlackHawk Helicopters

Former Pentagon senior policy analyst F. Michael Maloof claims that Israel is using the same ultra-secret stealth H-60 Blackhawk helicopter that US Special Forces used to hunt down bin Laden. How is this possible?


News

US Army Helicopter Accidentally Drops Hellfire Missile Over Homes

One hundred homes in Killeen, near Fort Hood, Texas, were evacuated last Tuesday night after a missile accidentally fell from an AH-64 Apache helicopter. The residents were able to return one hour later after the US Army found the projectile on the ground.


May 16, 2012
Gadgets

This Watch Might Have Saved Someone’s Life In Vietnam

Luxury watchmakers seem to be caught up in an arms race to include the most exotic materials in their timepieces. From genuine volcanic ash, to metal from the Titanic to a face stamped from the bodywork of one of the mostrecognizable symbols of the Vietnam War.


May 3, 2012
Geek Out

On-The-Fly Ammo Swapping Will Make Tomorrow’s Apaches Even More Deadly

Swapping ammo types at the press of a button has been a feature of FPS games for years but has never actually made it into real combat. But the US Army thinks that with recent advances in computerized high-speed sorting, flipping between warheads could become nearly automatic.


April 14, 2012
Geek Out

Hijacking Panic Sends Terrifying Sonic Booms Over England

A series of unfortunate events: a confused helicopter pilot accidentally gives a signal that he’s been hijacked. British RAF fighters are scrambled so quickly to shoot the thing down, they go supersonic. Brits down below fear explosions and earthquakes. Boom.


April 6, 2012
Geek Out

The Erickson S-64 Aircrane Is A Flying Swiss Army Knife

Most helicopters are one-trick ponies. They perform the thing they’re designed for very well and they don’t do much more. That’s not the case with the Erickson S-64, a versatile, capable vehicle that could be thought of as an airborne Ford F-150.


April 3, 2012
Cars

The World’s Least Practical Flying Car Takes Flight

Flying cars are the Jetsons dream that never came true. But wait, some Dutch dudes have cobbled together a weird helicar contraption that combines all the worst, most impractical elements of car and helicopter into one amazingly expensive prototype! Thank goodness.


March 13, 2012
Geek Out

Watch This RC Top Gun Pilot His Helicopter Through Impossible Manoeuvres

Carl Groover is the Maverick of RC helicopters. He does things with a miniature chopper that seem to defy the laws of gravity and physics. It will seriously blow your mind, and not just because you lost an hour of sleep this weekend.


February 25, 2012
Geek Out

Helicopter Blades Transform Into Shimmering Halo

Image of the day: Through some sort of optical witchcraft, this Israel defence Force recon chopper looks pretty magical as the sun sets.


February 24, 2012
News

Helicopter Crash Kills Seven US Marines

Seven US Marines were killed last night at the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, when their helicopters collided in mid-air around 8pm. They were training for deployment to Afghanistan, according to USMC spokeswoman 1st Lt Maureen Dooley.