An explanation of the peculiar aircraft that landed near the U.S. Capitol. — -- The peculiar helicopter that took flight this afternoon bound for the U.S. Capitol is known as a gyrocopter, a ...

"The dot appeared only intermittently throughout the flight." — -- The man who flew what he called a “flying bicycle” through restricted airspace above the nation’s capital and landed near the ...

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 ...

A mailman from Florida wanted to make a big, bold point about the corruption that results from money in politics. So Doug Hughes boarded a small personal aircraft called a “gyrocopter” and flew an ...