Tuesday's fatal gyroplane crash in Highlands County has raised questions about the aircraft at the center of the tragedy. The aircraft goes by several other names: a gyrocopter, an autogyro or a ...

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, Va. (WVEC) -- A Virginia State Police spokeswoman said the engine of a gyrocopter stopped running causing the aircraft to crash Sunday. Sgt. Michelle Anaya said the pilot, ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The NTSB has released its preliminary report on the deadly gyrocopter crash near Yankton. The report says the pilot built the gyrocopter and had just performed maintenance ...

Adventurer James Ketchell has spoken of his “amazing” experiences as he flew over the coldest place on Earth in an open cockpit gyrocopter. He has now reached the halfway point in his attempt to ...

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the Sunday evening crash of a small, helicopter-like aircraft at St. John the Baptist Parish Airport in Reserve that killed a Metairie man and his ...

WASHINGTON – Radar could track the gyrocopter that landed recently at the U.S. Capitol, but defending against small, slow aircraft remains a challenge, federal military and aviation officials told a ...