Photo: United States Army A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the government is primarily responsible for a snowmobiler crashing into a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter that was parked on a trail at night in March 2019. While the judge also criticized the 48-year-old man for speeding and wearing tinted goggles, he was awarded … Read more
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown (D) isn’t ruling out legal action against Donald Trump on Saturday after the GOP presidential nominee shared a bonkers story that involved him and Brown experiencing a near-helicopter crash. Brown — who Trump named in the wild tale at a rambling press conference earlier this month — has disputed … Read more
As a kid, I distinctly remember sitting in the back of my family’s 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan and seeing “speed limit enforced by aircraft” signs on the side of the road. I never knew how this actually worked, so I always imagined Snoopy flying a biplane and gunning down speeding cars, but the reality is … Read more
Former President Donald Trump went after the New York Times’ Maggie Haberman on Friday as he ripped the paper’s coverage of his wild helicopter story that he dropped at his rambling Mar-a-Lago press conference. The Republican nominee, in the presser on Thursday, declared that he once thought it was “the end” when he went “down … Read more
A California Democrat said he believes Donald Trump confused him with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown after the former president shared a wild story on Thursday about a helicopter ride with Brown that resulted in an “emergency landing.” “Willie is the short Black guy living in San Francisco, I’m a tall Black guy living … Read more
Donald Trump pushed a story about an “emergency” helicopter landing that several Democrats swiftly shut down following the former president’s wild, false claim-laden news conference Thursday. The Republican nominee, when asked about Vice President Kamala Harris’ past relationship with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, said he knew Brown “very well” before launching into a … Read more
Donald Trump pushed a story about an “emergency” helicopter landing that several Democrats swiftly shut down following the former president’s wild, false claim-laden press conference on Thursday. The Republican nominee, when asked about Vice President Kamala Harris’ past relationship with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, said he knew Brown “very well” before launching into … Read more
Airbus flew its strange helicopter-airplane hybrid called Racer for the first time in Marseille, France on Monday. The aerospace manufacturer categorizes the aircraft as a high-speed compound helicopter demonstrator. Unlike conventional helicopters, the Racer features fixed wings with control surfaces and propulsive propellers. The maiden flight was only 30 minutes long but Airbus aims to … Read more
By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press Posted April 20, 2024 2:58 pm Updated April 20, 2024 3:00 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force helicopters carrying eight crewmembers were believed to have crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during night-time training, Japan’s … Read more
After nearly 3 years on the surface of Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter is dead. NASA is investigating the cause of the helicopter’s death, but the agency says that the Ingenuity clipped one of its wings, so to speak, having struck one of its rotor blades on the ground, which means the Mars helicopter can no … Read more
