TOMBALL, Texas -- The last thing you want to hear before you climb into an open aircraft with no doors is how cheap it is to fly, but that's the first thing the police chief tells me before strapping ...

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 ...

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 aircraft goes by several other names: a gyroplane, an autogyro or a rotoplane -- to name a few. The FAA uses the term gyroplane. So, we will, too. Gyroplanes were invented by Juan de la Cierva in ...

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 ...

Popularity of gyroplanes has increased long before Wednesday's landing of one on the U.S. Captiol lawn.Mobile users tap here to watch videoThe people at Auto-Gyro USA said gyroplanes, which is what ...

The autogyro, with its unmistakable silhouette and ingenious simplicity, has long fascinated aviation enthusiasts. The concept attracted pilots interested in the idea of rotary-wing flight without the ...

Doha, Qatar: By the first quarter of 2025, the autogyro aircraft of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) continued to prove its efficacy, with nine flights totalling 12.95 hours ...

Doha: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) launched yesterday the environmental meteorological monitoring system using the autogyro aircraft, and the first flight began from Umm Al ...