helicopter

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Shearn did 95% of the driving, all with zero visibility, using a noise-canceling helicopter headset.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The rover is currently collecting data and deployed the agency’s Ingenuity helicopter, which became the first craft to conduct a controlled flight on another planet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Border Patrol agents from an elite unit rappelled from a hovering Black Hawk helicopter onto the roof of a 130-unit apartment complex.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The world's first helicopter rescue took place a year later, when a US lieutenant rescued four soldiers from behind Japanese lines, according to Smithsonians Air & Space Magazine.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

He owned a Renoir, a Gulfstream, a helicopter, plus, of course, a yacht.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis