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Why Helicopters Have 2 Control Sticks (But Airplanes Only Have One)

Due to their hover and vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities, helicopters possess distinct advantages over fixed-wing aircraft. Able to operate in tight spaces, isolated areas, and places, ...
Seeking Alpha

Garmin adds IFR and 4-axis capability to GFC 600H helicopter flight control system

Modern flight control system supports IFR flying with Stability Augmentation System OLATHE, Kan., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) today announced the GFC™ 600H Helicopter Flight ...
New Atlas

First hydrogen helicopter just proved it can fly a real mission

Last month, a modified Robinson R44 lifted off from Roland-Désourdy Airport in Bromont, Quebec, and completed what may be the ...
Flightglobal

Watch: Thales shows off all-phase autopilot for H125 helicopter

Avionics manufacturer Thales is using a modified Airbus Helicopters H125 to test and develop new mission systems. Leased from MRO provider StandardAero, the light-single allows Thales to trial new ...
Flightglobal

Heli Austria to become first European helicopter operator using Thales StableLight four-axis autopilot

Heli Austria will later this year become the first European rotorcraft operator to use Thales’s StableLight retrofit four-axis autopilot system for light helicopters. Installation of the equipment ...