Ordinarily on a helicopter, the main (top) rotor is mechanically linked to the tail rotor, so the spinning of the former causes the latter to do likewise. An experimental new system replaces the tail ...

Since helicopters appeared some 80 years ago, they’ve used a single high-speed tail rotor to counteract the torque of the main rotor, stabilizing the aircraft in flight. But that rotor is both the key ...

Bell has been quietly flight-testing an electric anti-torque system in a technology demonstration that could be a building block for its work on electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) mobility ...

Bell's 429 light twin has a diverse roster of global customers. Bell has delivered the first dedicted ENG helicopter for service in China. Noise pollution prompted Bell to begin working on its ...

Bell is confident that its EDAT electric tail rotor system will eventually make its way into production, although the manufacturer cautions that this may not happen for another five to 10 years.

Bell has begun the process of optimizing the design of its Electrically Distributed Anti-Torque (EDAT) system as it mulls how the technology could be used in a commercial rotorcraft. EDAT details ...

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Bell Helicopter is confident its new medium-light Bell 429 helicopter, here at Paris for customer demonstrations, will be a game-changer once it achieves certification this month. From its ...