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WATCH: Amazing Robo-Copters Rock Spy Theme

Posted 03.01.2012

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For such tiny devices, the autonomous drones known as "nano quadrotors" have made a very big splash. Not long ago we brought you video showing the tin...

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WATCH: Amazing Drone Videos Show Robot Copters' Versatility

Posted 02.23.2012

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By: Sean Captain, TechNewsDaily Managing Editor Published: 02/23/2012 11:32 AM EST on TechNewsDaily Drones – robotic planes and helicopters wi...

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Helicopter, Plane In Mid-Air Collision Over Calif. City

AP | Posted 04.20.2012

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RIO VISTA, Calif. — Authorities say two pilots were taken to hospitals with minor injuries after a small plane clipped a helicopter in the air o...

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Chopper Makes Emergency Landing On Playground

AP | Posted 02.06.2012

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MODESTO, Calif. -- Authorities say a helicopter encountered mechanical problems before making an emergency landing at an elementary school playground ...

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Two Mayo Clinic Workers Die In Forida Helicopter Crash

AP | JENNIFER KAY | Posted 02.25.2012

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MIAMI — A surgeon and technician from a Mayo Clinic in Florida flying across the northern corner of the state to retrieve a heart for transplant...

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Let's Fly Away!

The Huffington Post | Jessica Misener | Posted 11.17.2011

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Puh-lease: like a Victoria's Secret Angel would fly coach. Or even in an airplane. Or even in a non-pink, non-customized helicopter. Alessandra Amb...

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WATCH: Austria's 73-Year-Old President Jumps With Parachute From Helicopter

AP | Posted 12.19.2011

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VIENNA -- Austria's president was in free fall – and no, it was not about a loss in popularity. President Heinz Fischer's office has released a...

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Andrew Cuomo Flies Home In State Jet After Calling For Budget Cuts

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 10.14.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo used state aircraft for 16 flights to or from his home following statewide tours in which he called fo...

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Military Launches Probe Into Afghanistan Helicopter Crash That Killed 30 U.S. Troops

AP | PAULINE JELINEK and LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 10.09.2011

WASHINGTON — The military has opened an investigation into Saturday's devastating helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan that killed 30 U.S. tr...

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Helicopter Crash At California Marine Corps Base Kills 1, Injures 5

AP | AMY TAXIN | Posted 09.05.2011

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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A Marine Corps helicopter crashed Wednesday afternoon at the sprawling coastal base of Camp Pendleton, killing one and ...

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Friday Talking Points [169] -- Weiner Roast

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.11.2011

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Having just gotten back from a trip abroad where the news was dominated by the story of a politician facing severe consequences for his sexual misconduct, I opened up the pages of the American news to find... well, pretty much the same thing.

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University Of Maryland Student Is The First Woman To Pilot A Human-Powered Helicopter

Mail Online | Posted 07.13.2011

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University of Maryland engineering students believe they have captured a world record for the first human-powered helicopter flight with a female pilo...

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State Lawmaker: Hunters In Helicopters Could Control Illegal Immigration

LJWorld.com | Scott Rothschild | Posted 05.25.2011

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TOPEKA — A legislator said Monday it might be a good idea to control illegal immigration the way the feral hog population has been controlled -- wit...

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4 American Troops Dead After Copter Shot Down In Afghanistan

AP | MATTHEW PENNINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's ousted intelligence chief told The Associated Press on Wednesday that President Hamid Karzai is pursuing a da...

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Prince Harry At Mets-Twins Game (PICTURES): Royal Throws First Pitch During Visit To New York City

Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (AP)-- Britain's Prince Harry showed he can shoot. On the second day of his U.S. visit, New Yorkers got to see his arm. After firing an M4 r...

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Worth Watching: Yann Arthus-Bertrand's "Home"

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yann Arthus-Bertrand's method is to get somewhere high, usually a helicopter or a paraglider, and point his camera downward. The results are usually magnificent, and last year, they inspired a film.

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Coast Guard Helicopter Crashes In Utah Mountains After Returning From Vancouver

AP | MIKE STARK | Posted 05.25.2011

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SALT LAKE CITY — A Coast Guard helicopter crashed Wednesday morning in remote Utah mountains after providing security at the Winter Olympics, an...

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Fixing the Everglades: Looking for Wisdom in An Artificial Swamp

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 05.25.2011

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Researchers have designed open-air laboratories that are big enough for birds and fish to come in and react to what is going on. They become part of the experiment.

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Machu Picchu Floods: Two Die In Mudslide, 2,000 Tourists Stranded

AP | ANDREW WHALEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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LIMA, Peru — A mudslide on the famed Inca trail to Machu Picchu killed an Argentine tourist and a Peruvian guide Tuesday, as authorities evacuat...

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Virginia Shooting: Police Say Multiple Dead In central Va. shooting

AP | VICKI SMITH and DENA POTTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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APPOMATTOX, Va. — The victims of a gunman's violent rampage in central Virginia included the suspect's sister and brother-in-law, as well as two...

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NASA Helicopter Crash Test (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Good news for anybody waiting to purchase a helicopter until they improve crash test ratings. A deployable energy absorber (think "honeycomb airbag")...

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Rescue Efforts Called Off In Coast Guard-Marine Corps Plane Crash Search

AP | CHRISTOPHER WEBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — The search for nine people missing when a U.S. Coast Guard plane collided with a Marine Corps helicopter over the Pacific Ocean is...

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Helicopter Shortage Puts Green Berets At Risk In Afghanistan, Pakistan: Newsweek

Newsweek | Mark Hosenball | Posted 05.25.2011

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Some U.S. special forces in Afghanistan and Pakistan may be at higher risk than usual of injury and death because the Pentagon has not equipped their ...

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Army: 4 Soldiers Killed In Colo. Helicopter Crash

AP | KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — Four soldiers died after a Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a training mission on Colorado's second-highest mountain, the Army's Sp...

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Helicopter Crash At NATO Base In Afghanistan Kills 16

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL — A Russian-owned civilian helicopter crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff at southern Afghanistan's largest NATO base Sund...

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