Although drones are a good substitute for piloted aircraft in hazardous weather conditions, it's obviously still best for their users if the things don't crash. The Czech-designed ThunderFly TF-G1 ...

Out in the RC Airplane world, there is a great airframe called the Slow Stick. There is not much going on with this plane as it only has the bare necessities, a motor, wing, tail and a fiberglass tube ...

American Autogyro, is a division of Groen Brothers Aviation, Inc. (GBA). AA's two-place, enclosed cabin SparrowHawk III Gyroplane is an excellent entry-level, or additional, aerial surveillance ...

Aviation consists of two major groups. Airplane enthusiasts, and helicopter enthusiasts. The two groups rarely get along, each extolling the virtues of their chosen craft. Somewhere in between are ...

The Eurocopter Group has built a mash-up of helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft--the X3--that it hopes will eventually fly at a zippy 220 knots. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist ...

After nine years, 27,000 miles and 32 countries a County Antrim adventurer has become the first person to fly around the world in an autogyro. Norman Surplus, from Larne, completed his task on Friday ...