Who hasn't been stuck in traffic and said, "I wish I could get out of this mess and fly over it all." That idea might be closer to reality than you think. An Austrian startup called FlyNow Aviation is ...

In the world of those used to flying on board helicopters, either at the helm of the machine or as passengers, there are few names as respected as that of Robinson. The company has been making helos ...

The iconic California-based Robinson Helicopter Company is working with a Texas-based battery technology leader to develop an all-electric chopper ...

An aviation company called Joby showed off a prototype of its electric helicopter in Grand Central on Thursday, announcing what it says is a plan to fly New Yorkers from Manhattan to JFK in under ...

A team of Chinese engineers are working on an electric helicopter, according to the state-owned China News Service. The team is hoping that the use of electric motors could not only save fuel but make ...

Everett, Wash, Torrance, CA and Oshkosh, Wis., – magniX, the company powering the electric aviation revolution, and Robinson Helicopter Company (Robinson), the world’s leading manufacturer of civil ...

Officially announced at AirVenture 2010, Sikorsky's Project Firefly sets out to demonstrate the feasibility and showcase the benefits of electrically powered helicopters. The technology demonstrator ...

I don’t know what’s more terrifying about the new Rave 450-class electric helicopter—which the experts say is the fastest electric RC helicopter in the world: the fact that it buzzes like an angry ...

It's easy to look back at the history of exploration and aviation and feel like there's no mountains left to climb, that the age of the great pioneers is behind us and we're doomed to a future of LCD ...