Designers and crew like to give their aircraft nicknames—very often, the nickname that sticks is from an attribute of the ...

CONRAD BLASCO STERGAS(Photo provided) GLOVERSVILLE—Conrad Blasco Stergas was born on October 7, 1942 in Gloversville, New ...

The Black Hawk helicopter has been in service since 1979, but what makes it so special, that 36 countries use it? Here's ...

Lockheed’s Flying CARR made this concept a reality.” The notion of a fixed-wing airplane that can turn into a rotary-wing ...

In 1941, Bell's helicopter development began with the Model 30, becoming a major part of the company after it was acquired by ...

US Army looking to see if new tech can make its workhorse Black Hawk helicopters easier to fly, with or without pilots ...

The US Army is partnering with aerospace company Skyryse on tech solutions that could be used to make its workhorse Black Hawk helicopters easier to fly, with or without a pilot. It's part of an ...

The US Army is working on improving its Black Hawk helicopters with new technology. It is partnering with Skyryse to make aircraft easier to fly, with or without a pilot. There have been other efforts ...

A former Army pilot. An aging helicopter ... The Bell 412 is a descendant of the Huey, the helicopter made famous for its ubiquity during the Vietnam War. Mr. Sagely has a fondness for Copter ...

Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu/Getty Images Tanker 47 rears up as helicopter pilot Darren Davies settles it to hover over the Encino Reservoir, a half-mile-wide artificial lake perched on the ...