helicopters

Monster Machines: The Flying Russian Crocodile Can Fight And Flee

Most helicopters are designed to either carry a lot of cargo at the expense of manoeuvrability — like the Chinook — or be quick and nimble while sacrificing armament and transport capabilities, like the Huey. Russia’s Mi-24 HIND multi-mission gunship isn’t “most helicopters”.


How The Hell Did This Helicopter Land On A Rail?

Helicopters aren’t supposed to do this. I know this because I’ve seen too many military movies (Black Hawk Down, Zero Dark 30) where the chopper nosedives into destruction. They’re sensitive machines. You need a clear landing pad! You need an open target! You don’t land a freaking helicopter on a freeway guard rail. Or do you?


Every Ceiling Fan Should Be A Helicopter Ceiling Fan

If you love yourself, your kid, your house, your life, you should have a helicopter ceiling fan in your house. We’ve seen aviation-inspired ceiling fans before, but this helicopter ceiling fan will always look like it’s flying in your room while it’s cooling it down.


How To Jump Out Of A Chinook In Style

These airmen sure make jumping out of the back of massive transport helicopter under the roar of spinning rotors look good. It looks like they’re just chilling up there standing on air. They’re defying physics — with the help of a photographer, of course.


Just Imagine If This Crazy Confederate Helicopter Had Actually Been Able To Fly

Back in the 1860s, repeating rifles were a pretty new development. There was a still a lot of horse-riding and open field-fighting. And the Ashokan Farewell played under everything. But the south had a high tech trick under its sleeve. A good old-fashioned whirlybird.


Watch A RC Plane Crash Into A RC Helicopter And Get Completely Destroyed

If you want to skip the build up to the aerial crash, fast forward to about the 1:15 mark on the video to see an 80-inch RC plane with 50cc gas engine hit a RC helicopter and then immediately nosedive to its destruction. The plane clips one of its wings when it hits the chopper and immediately spirals down and slams into the ground. Gnarly.


Watch These Quadrocopters Throw And Catch Poles Like Acrobats

There seems to be no end to the marvels that quadrocopters can achieve. Now, though, researchers have got ‘em throwing and catching poles like acrobats — and it’s amazing.


It’s Completely Safe To Crash This Fake RC Blimp In Your Living Room

Taking a few notes from the Hindenburg disaster, China’s Amax Toys has created what appears to be a remote control flying zeppelin letting you recreate the glory days air travel. But upon closer examination, it’s actually a dual-rotor RC helicopter with a rollcage designed to only look like a blimp.


Monster Machines: Unmanned ‘Copter And Its Rocket Launcher Arsenal

So what if Google designed a Prius that can guide itself along barren highways. The US Army has a helicopter that can guide itself through war zones.


Kim Dotcom Live-Tweets About Being Stuck In The Middle Of Nowhere

Kim Dotcom is a character. He gave the finger to the government that took his site down by setting up a new one. He threw a press conference complete with a fake FBI raid, pyrotechnics and dancers. He demolishes cheap lawn furniture. Now, thanks to helicopter problems, he’s stranded in the middle of nowhere. Ever the showman, he’s making something of an event of it.