The fundamental design principles behind rotary-wing aircraft date back to the Renaissance, with some of the earliest-known designs belonging to Leonardo da Vinci. Naturally, technology has ...

A tourist helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York City on Thursday, killing six people. A former military helicopter pilot told BI the helicopter's rotary system appears to have failed.

The pilot of a Bell LongRanger experienced a loss of tail rotor effectiveness while conducting weed surveying over the Snowy ...

A helicopter spun out of control and crashed in Huntington Beach last month after a small control part in its tail came loose, according to a preliminary report released this week by the National ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...