From Archimedes’ screw to Leonardo da Vinci's helicopter, Ancient Greek mechanics inspired the dream of human flight.
WWII helicopters were used for troop transport, casualty evac, airborne command posts, SAR operations, and attacking ground ...
82 years ago today, a U.S. Coast Guard pilot flew history’s first helicopter rescue mission. On January 3, 1944, Coast Guard Pilot Frank Erickson flew straight into the teeth of a raging storm to ...