We live in a world obsessed with ratings and rankings, from top university to best film, best performing companies to the latest weapons systems. We seek out and celebrate the ones that have outperformed their peers in any given area. When we turn to the world of aviation, and in particular to attack helicopter fans […]
Wartime Rotors: Exploring 10 Pioneering Helicopters of World War II
The Second World War is mostly associated with the roar of fighter aircraft and the destructive impact of strategic bombing raids. All of these facts were recorded in numerous books and documents due to their fast action and immediate impact on the formation of air superiority on each front line. But behind all the chaos […]
Ambitious Failures: A Look at 10 Notoriously Flawed Helicopters
Helicopters often are considered to be rather unreliable vehicles, but it’s not totally true. Today there are a lot of rotorcrafts, which possess some outstanding advantages such as vertical takeoff and landing, ability to operate in confined areas, and others. They may be used in evacuation, military operations, rescue missions, etc. Now let us pay […]
Freeway Helicopter Crash: Bystanders Lift Wreckage in Heroic Rescue
What started as a normal Monday evening on the Highway 50 of the City of Sacramento became a nightmare within seconds. Drivers were heading home when they unexpectedly spotted medical helicopter flying rather low over the freeway. Something had evidently gone wrong. The plane appeared to be unstable, and most of the people who were […]