If cars had nightmares, they’d dream of Garage 54. Of grinders screeching through reason, of welders sparking in defiance, of turbines where pistons once sang. In the Siberian workshop that turned ...
It was the first helicopter in aviation history to reach production status. In fact, its performance was so impressive - being able to reach 113 miles per hour and an altitude of 23,300 feet in ...
Irina Dolinina becomes the first woman in the world to command an Ansat helicopter, operating in the Magadan region of Russia ...
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How Were Modern Helicopters Invented?

The idea of the helicopter dates back to the Renaissance—but the contraptions could not be built until the development of modern aerospace engineering during the interwar period.
One of the newest additions to the helicopter fleet of the United States is by far the fastest attack helicopter on the planet, only introduced to the service in 2010. Its overall design is somewhat ...