An important aviation milestone was made in 1939 when the Sikorsky VS-300 made its maiden flight, becoming the first successful operational helicopter. It soon introduced the world to a new form of ...

The Mil Mi-38 heavy helicopter, more than a decade in the planning, has finally made its maiden flight, bringing new hope to the joint Russian-Western effort. Developed by Moscow Mil Helicopter Plant, ...

For decades, the Finnish Defence Forces operated ten Soviet Mil Mi-8 helicopters (eight Mi-8Ts and two Mi-8Ps), received in the 1970s by the Finnish Air Force and the Border Guard. The Mi-8 was a ...