While the fastest, most agile aircraft in the world undoubtedly still fill military hangars, the fastest civilian helicopters ...

By Tim Balk The sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday, killing six people, was a Bell 206L LongRanger, a common single-engine aircraft long used for law enforcement ...

The owner of the NYC helicopter tour company claimed the doomed chopper was en route back to base to refuel before crashing ...

But beyond its un-car-like 170 mph top speed and its ability to reach across the county in under 10 minutes, the 2024 Bell ...