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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Doug Hughes has moved Congress. But not about campaign finance reform. A congressional committee released a report Wednesday criticizing the law enforcement response to the Ruskin mailman's gyrocopter ...

Initial investigations into the fatal loss of an Azerbaijan Airlines Antonov An-140-100 turboprop have discovered that three independent gyroscopes were not providing stabilised heading and attitude ...

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 ...

US researchers are reviving the gyrodyne concept and designing the Heliplane, a rotorcraft that promises faster speeds than conventional helicopters Since the perfection of the helicopter, the ...

Missteps caused the U.S. Secret Service and other federal agencies to fail to stop a Florida man from flying a gyrocopter over some of the protected air space in America before landing near the U.S.

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 ...