Between the abbreviated fuselage and the tail, [Arron] installed a tail rotor from an 800 size helicopter. A 1.25 kW brushless motor drives the tail rotor while a high-speed servo controls the pitch.

Some memories linger in spite of themselves, which is why it is hard to forget the shellacking California stables took at the ...

Now, you find yourself with a plethora of options in terms of features and frames. If you've been trying to decide between a rigid frame vs. a soft-tail frame but haven't quite decided which is best ...

An envelope. It indicates the ability to send an email. The Kaman K-MAX has intermeshing rotors eliminating the need for a tail rotor. These opposite-spinning rotors lend the K-MAX a natural ...

The Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat is a high-speed, high-buoyancy, extreme-weather craft with the primary mission of SEAL insertion/extraction and a secondary mission of marine interdiction operations.

The AH-64 Apache has a four-blade main rotor and a four-blade tail rotor. The crew sits in tandem, with the pilot sitting behind and above the copilot/gunner. Both crew members are capable of ...

On October 20, 1956, a helicopter took to the skies that would forever change the face of military aviation. The Bell UH-1 ...

We’re not entirely sure what to call this one. It’s got the usual trappings of a drone, but with only a single rotor it clearly can’t be called by any of the standard multicopter names.

The poly-A tail is a long chain of adenine nucleotides that is added to a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule during RNA processing to increase the stability of the molecule. Immediately after a gene in ...

A man has died after being hit by the tail rotor of a helicopter in Greece. It is believed Jack Fenton, from Kent, had just disembarked from the Bell 407 aircraft in Athens. Greek police arrested ...

Whether you want to keep your area cool while at the job site or simply need to circulate air in your car tent on your next camping trip, a fan can make a huge difference. Of course, there are ...

The first part of the common name refers to the 6-11 inches, bushy tail which the animal erects when disturbed, displaying the white hairs of the outer edge and under surface. Long, slender legs - ...