Helio Aircraft aims to put the Courier utility aircraft back into production by 2003 once it secures an additional $12 million in funding to upgrade the aircraft. The Prescott, Arizona-based company, ...

Uvalde, Texas-based Sierra Industries has partnered with Helio Aircraft to provide support, maintenance and repair for Helio Courier and Stallion aircraft. The exclusive contract covers the worldwide ...

The Helios aircraft reached 76,271 ft. on its first solar-powered flight this month, its trial run coming close to breaking the 80,201-ft. record set by its smaller Pathfinder-Plus predecessor in 1998 ...

NASA’s unmanned Helios aircraft came down in the Pacific Ocean off Kaua’i, Hawaii during its second flight from Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) today. No firm cause is yet known although a power ...

MacCentral ran a story about how Helios, the world’s first unmanned plane intended as a telecom tower in the sky, has a Mac for its “brain.” After seeing some of the related discussions, Graham Gyatt, ...

Chasing the sun : Helio progenitors -- Dawn of the "tennis court airplane" : early Helio prototypes -- Geared for success : main production models and variants, 1954-1974 -- Litterbugs and black ops : ...