An RC Helicopter, a bunch of fireworks, and hydrogen-filled balloons.
posted by empath on Jan 30, 2011 - 46 comments

These helicopters fly themselves. No mention of arming them, but who do they think they are kidding?
posted by From Bklyn on Sep 1, 2008 - 9 comments

Researchers have discovered a cave so large two helicopters can comfortably land inside it and containing a new species of poison dart frog.
posted by driveler on Feb 22, 2006 - 56 comments

Asymmetric airplanes may look weird, but the idea isn't just for the luftwaffe anymore: Burt Rutan has done one too. Not counter-intuitive enough for you? How about an asymmetric helicopter?
posted by phrontist on Dec 13, 2005 - 17 comments

Illumination. Art of helicopters, nuclear powerplants, and powerful projectors.
posted by jba on Mar 18, 2005 - 8 comments

Remote control helicopter videos. Wow.
posted by jonah on Jan 31, 2005 - 26 comments

The British Steam Car Challenge ... hey no sniggering at the back! Turbines in cars are cool but they aren't new. You may know about turbines in wind farms, planes, real choppers, toy choppers and awesome boats, what about taking the virtual nuclear reactor tour? So, how does a turbine work?
BIK'er [BushIraqKerry] Free Thread
posted by DrDoberman on Nov 5, 2004 - 9 comments

Another great French prison escape. Two members of an international drug smuggling ring hijack a helicopter, abseil into the prison exercise yard, and resuce a third man. Also, “last month, a commando-style gang used plastic explosives and a rocket launcher to blow its way into a prison near Paris and free a convict serving a sentence for organized crime. In a separate attack, men brandishing what turned out to be a fake rocket launcher freed another crime kingpin from a prison in Borgo on the Mediterranean island of Corsica.” In August, a man secretly replaced his brother, a Basque separatist leader, in prison.
posted by Mo Nickels on Apr 14, 2003 - 7 comments