A dozen years ago, Norman Surplus was given a 40% chance of surviving 18 months. Today, he’s reaching for the skies in the helicopter’s ‘forgotten cousin’ When Norman Surplus was diagnosed with ...

TOMBALL, Texas -- The last thing you want to hear before you climb into an open aircraft with no doors is how cheap it is to fly, but that's the first thing the police chief tells me before strapping ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bensen Aircraft Corp 28 The autogyro, with its unmistakable silhouette and ingenious simplicity, has long fascinated aviation ...

With an exposed engine in back and an open cockpit up front, a gyroplane sold by Texas Auto Gyro & Light Sport looks something like a helicopter on a diet. "I'd heard stories about these planes during ...

In this video I take the Durafly Auto G2 V2 autogyro out for its maiden flight and show how it blurs the line between RC ...

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 latest in a long line of disappointing attempts at making a flying car lands at the Geneva Motor Show, costs a boatload of greenbacks and currently lacks FAA certification. Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) ...

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 ...