The world of private helicopters is one that often leaves the average Joe out of the loop. Well, one British team, Hill Helicopters, is looking to destroy this notion. Lo and behold, the HX50, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pilots may soon be able to say farewell to charter firms and fleets—that is, if Hill Helicopters has anything to say about it. The ...

Based in Birmingham, U.K., Hill Helicopters wants to disrupt the aviation market with a revolutionary aircraft concept. The HX50 is described as the world’s first truly private helicopter and ...

Two HX50s were unveiled on Dec. 6, one equipped with skids, the other with wheeled landing gear. First flight is planned for 2024. Credit: Hill Helicopters With an order backlog of almost 1,000 ...

The helicopter market has been upside-down for too long, argues Hill Helicopters. It focuses on commercial operators, where the vast majority of sales these days are made to private owners. Thus, ...

Jason Hill has spent most of his career attempting to redefine the rotorcraft, and his futuristic HX50 chopper now looks like it may indeed establish another helicopter category. With its all-new ...

Hill Helicopters revealed its 400-shp Hill GT50 light turbine engine designed specifically for the new Hill HX50 single. The Hill GT50 light turbine engine designed specifically for the new Hill HX50 ...

Would-be rotorcraft manufacturer Hill Helicopters is hopeful of performing a first ground run of its GT50 turboshaft engine in the autumn, but the maiden sortie of the HX50 light-single it is intended ...

UK rotorcraft start-up Hill Helicopters has further delayed the first flight of its developmental HX50 light-single, pushing back the milestone until late 2026. UK rotorcraft start-up Hill Helicopters ...

Hill Helicopters is taking on the ambitious task of developing its own turbine engine for the HX50 helicopter. Hill Helicopters CEO Jason Hill says the unit cost of its GT50 turbine engine will be ...

Heli-Expo showgoers crowd around an HX50 mockup. Credit: Tony Osborne/Aviation Week ANAHEIM, California–Jason Hill, founder of UK startup Hill Helicopters, has committed to achieving a first flight of ...

Pilots may soon be able to say farewell to charter firms and fleets—that is, if Hill Helicopters has anything to say about it. In fact, each new owner is invited to Hill’s factory in the UK to work ...