U.S. Army and Air Force helicopters will be flying as low as 200 feet above the region tomorrow.

The helicopter was flying over Middleburg on Monday when it was struck by a bullet from the ground.

A helicopter from a private company was dispatched at no charge to dry the fields.

Ever think it might be cool to own a piece of the history of flight? Well, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum might be able to help you out right now.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s helicopter is flown by a guy named Wingblade. Hollywood casting isn’t this good.

A group of engineering students at the University of Maryland have built a human-powered helicopter. And yes, it actually gets off the ground.

Do you live near the intersection of 13th Street and Maryland Avenue NE? If so, you may have been awakened by the constant sound of a hoving helicopter, floating above the neighborhood around midnight last night.

What, you thought that the U.S. government was happy to simply deprive Washington of Congressional representation and be done with it? Ha! A pair of stories released recently indicate that the government is waging a secret war on the District, one in which isolated episodes of ineptitude appear to be the weapon of choice. Bum-bum-bum!

UPDATE 12:30 p.m.: An eyewitness to the robbery sent us the following report, which goes a little further in explaining why the police helicopter was in use: the suspect had climbed onto a roof as he fled the scene.

Photo by (afm) This year’s National Police Week kicked off yesterday. The big NPW events to keep in mind are the candlelight vigil at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial on Wednesday, the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service on Friday, and then of course, the rowdy, drunk cops pissing in the streets early on Saturday morning. In the meantime, the city has been warned that a flight of eight local police helicopters will fly…