SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The NTSB has released its preliminary report on the deadly gyrocopter crash near Yankton. The report says the pilot built the gyrocopter and had just performed maintenance ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Florida mailman who landed a gyrocopter on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol last month is facing new charges and the potential of nearly a decade behind bars. A federal grand jury has indicted Doug ...

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 ...

Reports of the crash were made at about 7.15am on Sunday morning, after the air craft plunged into a private property on Snipey Road, in Goulburn Weir. A male passenger in his 70s was also in the ...

A “forgotten,” decades-old aircraft design is being revived, with the aim of offering a cheaper and greener alternative to ...

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, Va. (WVEC) -- A Virginia State Police spokeswoman said the engine of a gyrocopter stopped running causing the aircraft to crash Sunday. Sgt. Michelle Anaya said the pilot, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two men are dead after a gyrocopter joy-flight ended in tragedy in south-west Western Australia. What caused the gyrocopter to go ...

One person has died and another has been left badly injured after a light aircraft crash-landed in Central Victoria. The aircraft, a gyrocopter, is believed to have crashed onto a private property on ...

WASHINGTON — The Florida man who flew his gyrocopter through restricted airspace to land on the U.S. Capitol grounds told federal investigators he feared being "shot down'' but took off anyway to call ...