On September 14, 1939, Russian American aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky lifted off in his tethered VS-300 helicopter, beginning a flight test program that proved the efficiency and controllability of the single rotor design. Sikorsky Aircraft marked 75 years of modern helicopter flight that began September 14, 1939, when 50-year-old chief designer and chief test pilot … Read more
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This personal single seat helicopter by Eagle R & D embodies all desirable features that could be engineered into a single machine. The two-seat flying vehicle constructed from carbon fiber, titanium, and aluminum requires Sports Pilot Certificate and converts from a three-wheeled motorcycle to a gyrocopter in ten minutes. Designed to cruise at low altitudes … Read more
Top destinations to visit in a private jet or helicopter. You can travel almost anywhere on private jets – they get you to the closest possible airport to your final destination, and in the cases where that’s not quite close enough, a helicopter will certainly oblige, say the experts from London-based aviation specialists LuxuryJets. Their … Read more
Atlas human-powered helicopter – AHS Sikorsky Prize Flight. Aerovelo’s Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter has won the Sikorsky Prize. 33 years after “Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition” was established, the award was officially declared won when AeroVelo’s Atlas human-powered helicopter conducted a flight that met all the requirements of the AHS International competition, and received … Read more
Ridiculously high-performance Egoista unveiled: Even in getting out of the vehicle, the Lamborghini Egoista requires a pilot more than a driver, a real top gun. Lamborghini’s 50th anniversary culminated with the unveiling of Lamborghini Egoista Concept, a surprise present for Lamborghini’s officials. The “selfish” Egoista wild one-seater is a single seat hyper car with stying inspired … Read more