The Farnborough Airshow is in full swing this week over in the UK, and as expected, a flood of news from the aviation industry keeps heading our way. This story's topic: a hybrid-electric helicopter ...

Who hasn't been stuck in traffic and said, "I wish I could get out of this mess and fly over it all." That idea might be closer to reality than you think. An Austrian startup called FlyNow Aviation is ...

Electric transportation is about more than cars. Trucks and buses are also moving toward electric propulsion. Planes, with their long ranges and high power demands seem to be harder. Where electric ...

A team of Chinese engineers are working on an electric helicopter, according to the state-owned China News Service. The team is hoping that the use of electric motors could not only save fuel but make ...

BEIJING — Chinese designers have begun preliminary research into developing an electric helicopter and are working toward building a prototype for demonstration purposes, according to a key figure in ...

In the world of those used to flying on board helicopters, either at the helm of the machine or as passengers, there are few names as respected as that of Robinson. The company has been making helos ...

The Hirobo stand at the International Robotics Exhibition in Tokyo this week was full of surprises. The first was the appearance of the HX-1 unmanned electric helicopter, due to go into production ...

New York City’s gridlocked streets and unreliable subway service can make trips from Manhattan to JFK Airport treacherous, but a West Coast tech company announced a new, pricier solution on Thursday: ...

Electric vehicles are becoming more and more popular, we have featured a few here at Geeky Gadgets, and now Pascal Chretien has developed the world’s first electric helicopter. The helicopter made its ...