Helicopters are marvelous pieces of engineering, providing a live demonstration of the laws of physics as they carry us into the skies. With metal or composite blades angled just right and spinning at ...

An MH-60S Seahawk that fell off the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln last month, killing five crew members, may have had rotor blades that were out of balance. The San Diego Tribune ...

CHERRY POINT, N.C. (WITN) - Fleet Readiness Center East is introducing a new system for balancing helicopter blades that will save the base about $18 million. The facility says the new system will be ...

Composite Technology Inc., a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company based at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, opened one of the world's most powerful structures to dynamically balance helicopter ...

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 ...