JACKSON — Power parachuters Stephen and Terry Rastanis, of Walker, realized when the weather was even a bit windy, their hobby often became grounded. But after their first ride in an autogyro less ...

The biggest secret about Douglas Hughes’ gyrocopter flight from Gettysburg, Pa., to the Capitol lawn is that it was a secret to nobody, officials revealed at Wednesday’s House hearing. Hughes, a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida man who piloted his one-person aircraft through some of the nation’s most restricted airspace and landed on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol in an act he has called civil ...

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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 ...

Tuesday's fatal gyroplane crash in Highlands County has raised questions about the aircraft at the center of the tragedy. The aircraft goes by several other names: a gyrocopter, an autogyro or a ...

Piasecki Aircraft has completed initial testing of the first autonomous autogyro as part of the competition to develop the Class III unmanned air vehicle for the US Army's Future Combat System (FCS) ...

LONDON—Germany’s DLR aerospace research agency is gearing up for autonomous flight trials of an unmanned gyrocopter to prove the technology could be used for autonomous freight hauling. As part of the ...

Florida postman Doug Hughes made headlines last month for landing his gyrocopter on the lawn in front of the Capitol building. In an interview with NPR, Hughes said he "made every effort to send word ...

Florida postman Doug Hughes made headlines last month for landing his gyrocopter on the lawn in front of the Capitol building. In an interview with NPR, Hughes said he "made every effort to send word ...