The AutoGyro has come a long way in more than a century of flight. The post The History of Homebuilt Gyrocopters appeared ...

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 ...

Never mind the flying car. It's all about slowed-rotor/compound, according to Carter Aviation Technologies. SR/C is what the Texas company considers the key to a practical, personal transportation ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...