Wings and side propellers give helicopter forward thrust. Airbus has filed a patent for what could potentially be the world's fastest helicopter. US Patent Office — -- Airbus has filed a ...

Unless you're a serious aviation geek who can name the world's fastest helicopters without skipping a beat, there's a good chance you've never heard of the Airbus H145 or the Eurocopter EC145 ...

Helicopters are already complicated, but the Robinson R22 is one of the hardest to fly for a few different reasons. Here's everything that makes it so tough.