Why are planes better than helicopters?

Helicopters have one significant advantage, which is to be able to access places with no suitable runway for a fixed-wing aircraft. After that, fixed wing aeroplanes can fly further, faster, higher, and with a larger load. read more

Airplanes can fly at a much higher altitude that helicopters. Airplanes have all of their parts flying together rather than trying to shake themselves to death. Sorry, an inside joke. Airplanes fly though the air, where helicopters beat the air into submission. Sorry, another inside joke. read more

Airplanes are meant to stay up in the air; helicopters are meant to fall out of it. First is from a reader who is a helicopter pilot in Alaska; then, from a reader who flies neither helicopters nor airplanes but is a professor of physics. read more

Planes are much faster and can carry stronger air to air weapons or bombs, but helicopters have better air to ground precision weapons. Helicopters are better for ground force support. helicopter requires less space instead of planes. read more