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Helicopters
The latest in helicopter news and technology, including helicopter reviews from experienced helicopter pilots who know them best.
http://www.flyingmag.com/tags/helicopters
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List Of United States Military Helicopters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
All military helicopters in usage today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_military_helicopters
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The Real Cost of Helicopter Ownership - An Eclectic Mind
Twenty years ago, if someone told me Id own a helicopter before my 40th birthday, I would have told them they were nuts. Yet on October 3, 2000, I took delivery of my first helicopter, a 1999 Robinson R22 Beta II.
http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/12/28/the-real-cost-of-helicopter-ownership/
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Why Do The Police Use Helicopters? - BBC News
The helicopter crash in Glasgow that killed nine people has shone the spotlight on the police's use of helicopters.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25181502
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Helicopters - Fire Aviation
Wildland fire officials from federal agencies on Wednesday watched a remotely-piloted helicopter dropping water on a simulated fire and hauling cargo in an external load. The K-MAX helicopter shown today, which almost qualifies as a Type 1 helicopter, has been configured by the Lockheed Martin and K-Max Corporations to be either flown by a pilot on board, or a pilot in a remote location.
http://fireaviation.com/category/helicopters/
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Point of View Helicopter Services - Some Helicopter Uses
Some different helicopter uses in our society.
http://www.pointofviewhelicopters.com/helicopter-uses.html
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The Commercial Use of Ultralight Helicopters
As the use of helicopters in commercial operations increases without necessarily an increased budget, companies are looking for ways of getting the same service for less money, hence the growing interest in using small, economic ultralight helicopters where possible.
http://www.helis.com/types/comultra.php
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What Are Some Uses Of The Helicopter?
there are many uses for helicopters. you can airlift people to a hospital if they are hurt, or you can skydive, and matbe ride in one just for fun! they are also used for search and rescue missions in the coast guard and the military uses them to transport troops and equipment.
http://www.answers.com/Q/What_are_some_uses_of_the_helicopter
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What Is a Helicopter? - NASA
A helicopter is a type of aircraft that uses rotating, or spinning, wings called blades to fly. Unlike an airplane or glider, a helicopter has wings that move.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/what-is-a-helicopter-58.html
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Helicopter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Due to the operating characteristics of the helicopter - its ability to take off and land vertically, and to hover for extended periods of time, as well as the aircraft's handling properties under low airspeed conditions - it has been chosen to conduct tasks that were previously not possible with other aircraft, or were time- or work-intensive to accomplish on the ground.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter
