Helicopters

The T129 ATAK is an all-weather multirole twin-engine attack helicopter based on the Agusta A129 Mangusta platform.

Italy has its heart in the right place, but it is likely buying a pre-failed helicopter system.

Fortunately, the “howitzer Huey” never materialized. It was likely an unworkable concept, given the helicopter’s limitations.

The Ka-52 Alligator helicopter has seen plenty of combat usage in Ukraine.

The EL9 Ultra Short fixed-wing aircraft can go where helicopters can but for less money and with a further range.

The Soviet Mi-24 was a testament to the Soviet preference for brute force and power over finesse or whiz-bang technological wizardry. These flying beasts were killers.

Before the collision, ATC instructed the helicopter to maintain visual separation and to pass behind the inbound jet—important instructions that the crew seems not to have heard.

The introduction of the Grey Wolf helicopter is part of the broader strategy to modernize America’s ailing nuclear triad and maintain deterrence capabilities.

An incident in April resulted in “significant damage” to a TH-1H’s “nose, cabin, mast, and main rotor head and tail rotor assemblies.” So, pretty much the entire helicopter.

Nothing is confirmed yet, and the NTSB is still working to understand the specifics of the crash. Even the use of the ADS-B is still under investigation.

The Bell UH-1 Iroquois—a.k.a. the “Huey”—is the main character in what may be the film’s most iconic scene.

The Westland Wessex was the first helicopter in the world with a gas turbine propulsion system to be produced in large numbers. “Get some! Get some! Get some, baby! Haha,...