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 British aviation outfit has unveiled what it claims is the “world’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

According to Hill Helicopters, the unit cost of the GT50 turbine engine for its HX50 helicopter will be less than $100,000. Hill Helicopters says the unit cost of its GT50 turbine engine will be less ...

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. Issues completing the parallel ...

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 ...

LONDON—Start-up rotary-wing aircraft manufacturer Hill Helicopters has pushed the first flight of its HX50 single-engine turbine helicopter back 12 months citing the need to expand in-house ...