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* A-B Helicopters A/W 95
* Aero HC-2 Heli Baby
* Aero-Astra Okhotnik 1
* Aero Eli Serviza Yo-Yo 222
* Aerokopter AK1-3 Sanka
* Aerospace General Mini-Copter
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* Aerotécnica AC-11
* Aerotécnica AC-12
* Aerotécnica AC-14
* Agusta AZ.101G
* Agusta AB.102
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* Air Command Commander
* Air Command Commander 147A
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* Airmaster H2-B1
* Amax Double Eagle TT
* Amax Eagle
* Amax Eagle TT
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* Arrow Coax Livella Uno
* Auroa Helicopters Auroa
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* Avian 2/180 Gyroplane
* Avicopter AC313
* Avimech Dragonfly DF-1
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rotorcraft
A rotorcraft or rotary-wing aircraft is a heavier-than-air aircraft with rotary wings or rotor blades, which generate lift by rotating around a vertical mast. Several rotor blades mounted on a single mast are referred to as a rotor. The Internat ...
, including helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward and laterally. These attributes ...
s, autogyro
An autogyro (from Greek and , "self-turning"), also known as a ''gyroplane'', is a type of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift. Forward thrust is provided independently, by an engine-driven propeller. Whi ...
s, rotor kite
A rotor kite or gyrokite is an unpowered, rotary-wing aircraft. Like an autogyro or helicopter, it relies on lift created by one or more sets of rotors in order to fly. Unlike a helicopter, gyrokites and rotor kites do not have an engine power ...
s and convertiplanes.
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American Aircraft International
American(s) may refer to:
* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
* AAI Penetrator
The American Aircraft International Penetrator was a military helicopter prototype conceived in 1990 as a gunship conversion of the Bell UH-1 Iroquois, aimed at ground insertion, close support and counter-insurgency roles.
Design and developme ...
Aérospatiale Alouette II
The Aérospatiale Alouette II (, " lark"; company designations SE 313 and SA 318) is a French light helicopter originally manufactured by Sud Aviation and later Aérospatiale. It was the first production helicopter powered by a gas turbine ...
*Aérospatiale Alouette III
The Aérospatiale Alouette III (, ''Lark''; company designations SA 316 and SA 319) is a single-engine, light utility helicopter developed by French aircraft company Sud Aviation. During its production life, it proved to be a relatively popular r ...
* Aérospatiale Cougar
* Aérospatiale Dauphin
* Aérospatiale Djinn
* Aérospatiale Ecureuil
*Aérospatiale Gazelle
The Aérospatiale Gazelle (company designations SA 340, SA 341 and SA 342) is a French five-seat helicopter, commonly used for light transport, scouting and light attack duties. It is powered by a single Turbomeca Astazou turbine engine and wa ...
* Aérospatiale Lama
*Aérospatiale Puma
Aérospatiale (), sometimes styled Aerospatiale, was a French state-owned aerospace manufacturer that built both civilian and military aircraft, rockets and satellites. It was originally known as Société nationale industrielle aérospatiale ...
* Aérospatiale Super Frelon
* Aérospatiale Super PumaAgusta A103
The Agusta A.103 was an Italian prototype single-seat light helicopter flown in October 1959. The pilot was enclosed by a perspex bubble with the engine at the rear and the tail rotor
The tail rotor is a smaller rotor mounted vertically or n ...
*Agusta A104 Helicar
The Agusta A.104 Helicar was an Italian prototype light commercial helicopter first flown in December 1960.
Production
The A.104 was a slightly enlarged version of the A.103, and added a second seat beside the pilot's seat. The cockpit was enc ...
* Agusta A105
*Agusta A106
The Agusta A.106 was a single-seat light helicopter designed to provide an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) platform for the ''Impavido-class'' destroyers of the Italian Navy. The aircraft was provided with a sophisticated electronics suite by Ferra ...
*Agusta A109
The AgustaWestland AW109, originally the Agusta A109, is a lightweight, twin-engine, eight-seat multi-purpose helicopter designed and initially produced by the Italian rotorcraft manufacturer Agusta. It was the first all-Italian helicopter to ...
* Agusta A115
* Agusta A119 Koala
* Agusta A129 Mangusta
AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland was an Anglo-Italian helicopter design and manufacturing company, which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica (now known as Leonardo). It was formed in July 2000 as an Anglo-Italian multinational company, when Finmeccani ...
*AgustaWestland AW101
The AgustaWestland AW101 is a medium-lift helicopter in military and civil use. First flown in 1987, it was developed by a joint venture between Westland Helicopters in the United Kingdom and Agusta in Italy in response to national requireme ...
*AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant
The AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant is the Canadian Forces designation for the AgustaWestland AW101 (formerly EH101), a helicopter used for air-sea rescue in Canada. Developed as a joint venture between Westland Aircraft in the UK and Agusta i ...
*AgustaWestland AW109
The AgustaWestland AW109, originally the Agusta A109, is a lightweight, twin-engine, eight-seat multi-purpose helicopter designed and initially produced by the Italian rotorcraft manufacturer Agusta. It was the first all-Italian helicopter to ...
* AgustaWestland AW109 Grand
* AgustaWestland AW119 Koala
* AgustaWestland AW139
*AgustaWestland AW149
The AgustaWestland AW149 is a medium-lift multi-role military helicopter developed by AgustaWestland, now Leonardo, launched in 2006. On 20 June 2011 AgustaWestland announced the AW189, a civilian development of the AW149, for service in 2013.
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*AgustaWestland AW159
The AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat (previously called the Future Lynx and Lynx Wildcat) is a British military helicopter. It is an improved version of the Westland Super Lynx designed to serve in the battlefield utility, search and rescue and ...
*AgustaWestland AW169
The AgustaWestland AW169 is a twin-engine, 10-seat, 4.8t helicopter developed and manufactured by the helicopter division of Leonardo (formerly AgustaWestland, merged into Finmeccanica since 2016). It was designed to share similarities with the ...
* AgustaWestland AW189
Air & Space
''Air & Space/Smithsonian'' is a quarterly magazine published by the National Air and Space Museum
The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, also called the Air and Space Museum, is a museum in Washington, D.C., in the ...
* Air & Space 18A Flymobil
Air Command Commander Elite
The Air Command Commander Elite is an American autogyro that was designed and produced by Air Command International of Caddo Mills, Texas. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a conversion ki ...
*Air Command Commander Side-By-Side
The Air Command Commander Side-By-Side is an American autogyro designed and produced by Air Command International of Caddo Mills, Texas. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''W ...
* Air Command Commander Sport
* Air Command Commander Tandem
*Air Command Tandem
The Air Command Tandem is an American autogyro designed and produced by Air Command International of Caddo Mills, Texas. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a ready-to-fly aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier ...
Airbus Helicopters H160
The Airbus Helicopters H160 (formerly X4) is a medium utility helicopter being developed by Airbus Helicopters. Formally launched at Heli-Expo in Orlando, Florida on 3 March 2015, it is intended to replace the AS365 and EC155 models in the fi ...
* Airbus Helicopters H175
The Airbus Helicopters H175 is a 7-ton class super-medium utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter Group). In China, the H175 is produced by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) as the Avicopter AC352. ...
* Airbus Helicopters X6
American Air Jet
American(s) may refer to:
* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
* American Air Jet American __NOTOC__
The American Air Jet American is an American homebuilt tip jet helicopter designed and built by American Air Jet of Woodland Park, Colorado for Homebuilt aircraft, amateur construction from kits.
Design and development
The American is ei ...
XH-26 Jet Jeep
The American Helicopter XH-26 Jet Jeep (known as the XA-8 by its manufacturer) was an experimental tip jet helicopter developed in 1951 by the American Helicopter Company to meet a United States Army and Air Force (USAF) request for a collapsibl ...
* XA-5 Top Sergeant
* A-6 Buck Private
American Sportscopter Ultrasport 254
The American Sportscopter Ultrasport 254 is an American helicopter that was designed and produced by American Sportscopter and first flown in July 1993. The aircraft was produced by Light's American Sportscopter Inc from 1999. The aircraft wa ...
* American Sportscopter Ultrasport 331
The American Sportscopter Ultrasport 331 is an American helicopter that was designed and produced by American Sportscopter of Newport News, Virginia. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for Homebuilt ...
* American Sportscopter Ultrasport 496
AutoGyro
An autogyro (from Greek and , "self-turning"), also known as a ''gyroplane'', is a type of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift. Forward thrust is provided independently, by an engine-driven propeller. Whi ...
* AutoGyro Calidus
* AutoGyro Cavalon
The Autogyro Cavalon is a German autogyro, designed and produced by AutoGyro GmbH of Hildesheim. It was introduced at the 2011 Aero show in Friedrichshafen. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Ber ...
* AutoGyro eCavalon
* AutoGyro MT-03
The AutoGyro MT-03 is a German autogyro, designed and produced by AutoGyro GmbH of Hildesheim. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12 ...
Aviaimpex Angel
The Aviaimpex KT-112 Yanhol ( uk, Янгол, "Angel") is a light, three-seat helicopter produced by Aviaimpex in the Ukraine. It was first presented to the media on August 31, 2001.
Design and development
A three-seat prototype was first built ...
Aviomania Genesis Duo G2SA
The Aviomania G2SA Genesis Duo is a Cypriot autogyro designed in 2007 by Nicolas Karaolides and produced by Aviomania of Larnaca. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft or as a kit for amateur construction.
Design and dev ...
*Aviomania Genesis Solo G1SA
The Aviomania G1SA Genesis Solo is a Cypriot autogyro that was designed by Nicolas Karaolides and produced by Aviomania of Larnaca. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft or as ...
B
Bell Boeing
* V-22 Osprey * Quad TiltRotor
Bell Helicopter Textron
Bell Textron Inc. is an American aerospace manufacturer headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. A subsidiary of Textron, Bell manufactures military rotorcraft at facilities in Fort Worth, and Amarillo, Texas, as well as commercial helicopters in ...
*Bell 30
The Bell 30 was the prototype for the first commercial helicopter, and the first helicopter built by the Bell Aircraft Company. Designed by Arthur M. Young, the type served as a demonstration testbed for the successful Bell 47.
Development
You ...
*Bell 47
The Bell 47 is a single-rotor single-engine light helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. It was based on the third Bell 30 prototype, which was the company's first helicopter designed by Arthur M. Young. The 47 became the first he ...
, 47J
* Bell 48
* Bell 61
* Bell AH-1G, W, Z
*Bell 201
The Bell 201 (military designation XH-13F) was a modified Model 47G, the first Bell helicopter to use a turbine engine.Donald, David, ed. "Bell 47". ''The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft''. Barnes & Nobel Books, 1997. . The Bell 201 was ...
*Bell 204/205
The Bell 204 and 205 are the civilian versions of the UH-1 Iroquois single-engine military helicopter of the Huey family of helicopters. They are type-certificated in the transport category and are used in a wide variety of applications, in ...
* Bell 206
*Bell 207
The Bell 207 Sioux Scout is a modified Bell 47 helicopter, developed by Bell Helicopter under contract from the United States Army, as a proof-of-concept demonstrator for the Bell D-255 helicopter gunship design, featuring a tandem cockpit, stu ...
* Bell OH-58
* Bell 212
*Bell 214
The Bell 214 is a medium-lift helicopter derived from Bell Helicopter's ubiquitous UH-1 Huey series. The Bell 214ST shares the same model number, but is a larger, much-modified twin-engine derivative.
Design and development
The original dev ...
, 214ST
* Bell 222/230
* Bell 309
* Bell 360
*Bell 407
The Bell 407 is a four-blade, single-engine, civil utility helicopter. A derivative of the Bell 206L-4 LongRanger, the 407 uses the four-blade, soft-in-plane design rotor with composite hub developed for the United States Army's OH-58D Kiowa W ...
** Bell ARH-70
* Bell 409
* Bell 412
*Bell 427
The Bell 427 is a twin-engine, multirole, light utility helicopter designed and manufactured by Bell Helicopter and Samsung Aerospace Industries. It has been replaced in production by the larger Bell 429.
Development
Bell has tried several in ...
*Bell 429
The Bell 429 GlobalRanger is a light, twin-engine helicopter developed by Bell Helicopter and Korea Aerospace Industries. First flight of the Bell 429 prototype took place on February 27, 2007,Bell 430
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* Gyroplane Laboratoire
* Breguet G.11E
* Breguet-Richet Gyroplane
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* Canadian Home Rotors Safari
* Celier Kiss
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* Cessna CH-1
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* Cicaré CK.1
* Cicaré CH-7
* Cicaré CH-14
* Cierva C.1
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* El Tomcat
* Cornu helicopter (1907)
* Craft Aerotech 200
* Denel Oryx
* Denel XH-1 Alpha
* Denel XTP-1 Beta
* Denel Rooivalk
* DF334
* Doak VZ-4
* Dornier Do 132
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* DTA J-RO
* Dynali H2S
* Dynali H3 Easyflyer
* Eagle's Perch
* EDM Aerotec CoAX 2D/2R
* ELA 07
* ELA 09 Junior
* ELA 10 Eclipse
* Enstrom F-28 / 280
* Enstrom 480
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* Filper Beta 200
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* Florine Helicopter No.3
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* Freewind Bumble B
* Gadfly HDW.1
* Gazda Helicospeeder
* German Gyro Matto
*Gluhareff MEG-1X
*Gluhareff MEG-2X
*Gluhareff MEG-3X
* Gluhareff EMG-300
* Groen Hawk H4
* Guépard II XJ01
* Hafner A.R.III Gyroplane
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* Heli-Sport CH-7 Angel
* Heli-Sport CH77 Ranabot
* Guimbal Cabri G2
* Helowerks HX-1 Wasp
* Higgins EB-1
* Hillberg EH1-01 RotorMouse
* Hillberg Turbine Exec
* Hiller UH-12/OH-23
* Hiller HJ-1/YH-32
* Hiller X-18
* Hiller Ten99
* Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee
* Hiller ROE Rotorcycle
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* Irkut A-002
* IRI T22B
* IRI T250A
* Surion
* Kaman K 225
* Kaman HH-43
* Kaman K-16
* Kaman K-1125 "Huskie III"
* Kaman SH-2
* Kaman KSA-100 SAVER
* Kaman K1200 K-Max
* Kamov Ka-8
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* Kayaba Ka-1
* Kellett K-2/3/4
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* KhAI-24
* Kinney HRH
* Konner K1
* Lada Land VM-01
* LAE Ultrasport 496T
* Landgraf H-2
* Léger machine
* Leineweber 1921 Helicopter
* Little Wing LW-1
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* Manzolini Libellula
* SKYe SH09
* MATRA-Cantinieau MC-101'' "New Helicopter's Engine Rides Overhead, Close To Propeller" '', October 1953, Popular Science
rare photo of MC-101 in flight
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* Midwest Zodiac Talon-Turbine
* Millennium MH-1
* Nagler NH-160
* Niki 2004
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* Nord N.1700
* MQ-8 Fire Scout
* Nova Coden
* Panha 2091
* Pawnee Chief
* Pawnee Warrior
* Pentecost HX-1 Hoppi-Copter
* PKZ-1
* Phoenix Skyblazer
* Pitcairn PA-18
* Pitcairn PA-19
* Pitcairn PAA-1
* Pitcairn PCA-2
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* RotorSport UK Calidus
* RotorSport UK MT-03
* RotorWay Elite
* RotorWay Exec 162F
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* Rotorwing-Aero 3D-RV
* Russian Gyroplanes Gyros-1 Farmer
* Russian Gyroplanes Gyros-2 Smartflier
* Santos-Dumont helicopter
* Scheutzow B
* Showers Skytwister Choppy
Bell 505
The Bell 505 Jet Ranger X (JRX) is an American/Canadian light helicopter developed and manufactured by Bell Helicopter. The Bell 505 was unveiled at the 2013 Paris Airshow in June 2013 as the Bell SLS (Short Light Single). The Bell 505 designa ...
* Bell 525
* Bell UH-1
* Bell UH-1N, Y
* Bell D-292
* Bell V-247
* Bell V-280
*Bell XV-3
The Bell XV-3 (Bell 200) is an American tiltrotor aircraft developed by Bell Helicopter for a joint research program between the United States Air Force and the United States Army in order to explore convertiplane technologies. The XV-3 featured ...
* Bell XV-15
* Bell X-22
* Bell LHX
Bensen B-6
The Bensen B-6 was a small rotor kite developed by Igor Bensen in the United States in the early 1950s and marketed for home building. It was a minimalist design based on Bensen's B-5 and consisting of little more than a seat mounted on wooden ski ...
* Bensen B-8
* Bensen Mid-Jet
*Bensen B-9
The Bensen B-9 Little Zipster was a small helicopter developed by Igor Bensen in the United States in the 1950s and marketed for home building. Similar in general configuration to Bensen's previous rotor kite and autogyro designs, it consisted of ...
* Bensen B-10
* Bensen B-12
Boeing
The Boeing Company () is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, telecommunications equipment, and missiles worldwide. The company also provides leasing and p ...
*AH-64 Apache
The Boeing AH-64 Apache () is an American twin- turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. It features a nose-mounted sensor suite for target acquisition and night v ...
* RAH-66 Comanche
*CH-46 Sea Knight
The Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight is a medium-lift tandem-rotor transport helicopter powered by twin turboshaft engines. It was designed by Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol following Vertol's acquisition by Boeing.
Development of ...
*CH-47 Chinook
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a tandem rotor helicopter developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol. The Chinook is a heavy-lift helicopter that is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters. Its name, C ...
* XCH-62 HLH
* Boeing Canard Rotor
* Boeing Model 360
* YUH-61 UTTAS
Borgward Kolibri
The Borgward BFK-1 Kolibri, a.k.a. Borgward-Focke BFK-1 Kolibri, (Kolibri meaning "hummingbird" in German) was a German three-seated utility helicopter built by Borgward
The former Borgward car manufacturing company, based in Bremen, Ge ...
Brantly B-2
The Brantly B-2 is an American two-seat light helicopter produced by the Brantly Helicopter Corporation.
Design and development
After the failure of his first design, the Brantly B-1, Newby O. Brantly decided to design a simpler and less complic ...
* Brantly 305
Bratukhin Bratukhin, or OKB-3, was a Soviet aircraft design bureau created in 1940 from within TsAGI to develop helicopters. Headed by Ivan Pavlovich Bratukhin, the bureau built several experimental helicopters over the next decade. Each model had the same ba ...
* Bratukhin Omega
* Bratukhin B-5
* Bratukhin B-11
Bristol Sycamore
The Bristol Type 171 Sycamore was an early helicopter developed and built by the helicopter division of the Bristol Aeroplane Company. The name refers to the seeds of the sycamore tree, ''Acer pseudoplatanus'', which fall with a rotating motio ...
* Bristol Belvedere
Buhl Aircraft Company
CA-6 Airsedan ''Spokane Sun God''
The Buhl Aircraft Company was a US aircraft manufacturer founded in Detroit in 1925 which remained in operation until 1933. Buhl designed and manufactured the Buhl-Verville CA-3 Airster, the first aircraft to re ...
* Buhl A-1 Autogyro
The Buhl A-1 Autogiro was an autogyro optimised for air camera work designed and built from 1930. To this end, Etienne Dormoy designed the Buhl A-1, an autogyro
An autogyro (from Greek and , "self-turning"), also known as a ''gyroplane'', i ...
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Calumet Motorsports
Calumet Motorsports Was an American aircraft parts manufacturer and former aircraft kit manufacturer based in Lansing, Illinois and founded by Tommy Milton. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of autogyro parts and at one ti ...
*Calumet Snobird Explorer
The Calumet Snobird Explorer is an American autogyro produced by Calumet Motorsports of Lansing, Illinois, introduced in May 1997. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.Purdy ...
Celier Xenon 2
The Celier Xenon 2 (also referred to by the manufacturer as the Xenon II) is a series of Poland, Polish autogyros that was designed by Frenchman Raphael Celier and produced by his company, Celier Aviation of Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland. The a ...
* Celier Xenon 4
Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation
Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAIC) () is a Chinese helicopter manufacturer and supplier to the Chinese military. It is a member of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). The company is based in the city of Jingdezhen in ...
* Changhe Z11
The Changhe Z-11 is a light utility helicopter developed by Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAIC). According to the Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation website, it is claimed to be the first indigenously-designed helicopter in Peop ...
* WZ-10
Chu Hummingbird
The Chu Hummingbird was an experimental co-axial helicopter developed by Chinese aviation engineer Major General C. J. Chu (朱家仁) in China during the 1940s in two versions, designated the Model A and Model B.
Model A was a single seat do ...
* Chu CJC-3
Cierva C.2 __NOTOC__
The Cierva C.2 was an experimental autogyro built by Juan de la Cierva
Juan de la Cierva y Codorníu, 1st Count of la Cierva (; 21 September 1895 in Murcia, Spain – 9 December 1936 in Croydon, United Kingdom) was a Spanish civil ...
* Cierva C.3
*Cierva C.4 __NOTOC__
The Cierva C.4 was an experimental autogiro built by Juan de la Cierva in Spain in 1922 which early the following year became the first autogyro to fly successfully. Failures of De la Cierva's attempts to compensate for dissymmetry of l ...
*Cierva C.6
The Cierva C.6 was the sixth autogyro designed by engineer Juan de la Cierva, and the first one to travel a "major" distance. Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva, Cierva, the engineer responsible for the invention of the autogyro, had spe ...
* Cierva C.8
*Cierva C.9 __NOTOC__
The Cierva C.9 was an experimental autogyro built by Cierva in England in 1927, in association with Avro
AVRO, short for Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep ("General Association of Radio Broadcasting"), was a Dutch public broadcas ...
*Cierva C.12
The Cierva C.12 was an experimental autogyro built by Cierva Autogiro Company in England in 1929, in association with Avro.
Development
Like most other Cierva designs, it was based on an existing aircraft fuselage - in this case, an Avro Avian.
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*Cierva C.17
The Cierva C.17 was a British experimental autogyro built by Cierva Autogiro Company in England in 1928, in association with Avro (which designated it their Type 612). It was an attempt to build upon the successful Cierva C.8 design using the ...
*Cierva C.19
The Cierva C.19 was a 1930s British two-seat autogyro, designed by Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva. It was built by Avro as the Avro Type 620. It proved to be the most successful and widely produced of the early de la Cierva designs.
Develo ...
* Cierva C.24
* Cierva C.29
* Cierva C.30A
* Cierva C.40
* Cierva W.5
* Cierva W.9
*Cierva W.11 Air Horse
The Cierva W.11 Air Horse was a helicopter developed by the Cierva Autogiro Company in the United Kingdom during the mid-1940s. The largest helicopter in the world at the time of its debut, the Air Horse was unusual for using three Helicopter roto ...
* Cierva CR Twin
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
* CSIR Experimental Autogyro IID
Doman
*Doman LZ-5
The Doman LZ-5 was a utility helicopter developed in the United States in the early 1950s by Doman Helicopters Inc. of Danbury, Connecticut. Despite the procurement of international manufacturing agreements, no series production of the aircraft ...
Dornier Do 32
The Dornier Do 32E was a simple, collapsible one-man helicopter, designed for military use in Germany in the 1960s. Despite initial hopes of large orders and some proposed civilian roles, only three flew.
Development
In the early 1960s, the Ger ...
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Eagle
Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, j ...
* Eagle Helicycle
Engineering System
* Engineering System Gen H-4Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota
The Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) UH-72 Lakota is a twin-engine helicopter with a single, four-bladed main rotor. The UH-72 is a militarized version of the Eurocopter EC145, built by American Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters, Inc.), a ...
* Eurocopter BK-117
* Eurocopter EC 130
* Eurocopter EC 135
The Eurocopter EC135 (now Airbus Helicopters H135) is a twin-engine civil light utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters (formerly known as Eurocopter). It is capable of flight under instrument flight rules (IFR) and is outfitted with ...
* Eurocopter EC 145
* Eurocopter EC 155
The Eurocopter EC155 (now Airbus Helicopters H155) is a long-range medium-lift passenger transport helicopter developed by Eurocopter from its Dauphin family for civil aviation use. It is a twin-engined aircraft and can carry up to 13 passenger ...
* Eurocopter EC 175
The Airbus Helicopters H175 is a 7-ton class super-medium utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter Group). In China, the H175 is produced by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) as the Avicopter AC352. ...
* Eurocopter EC 225
* Eurocopter EC 635
* Eurocopter EC 725
The Eurocopter EC725 Caracal, now called Airbus Helicopters H225M, is a long-range tactical transport military helicopter developed from the Eurocopter AS532 Cougar for military use. It is a twin-engined aircraft and can carry up to 28 seated ...
* Eurocopter Colibri
* Eurocopter Cougar
The Eurocopter AS532 Cougar (now Airbus Helicopters H215M) is a twin-engine, medium-weight, multipurpose helicopter developed by France. The AS532 is a development and upgrade of the Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma in its militarized form. Its civil ...
* Eurocopter Dauphin
The Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) AS365 Dauphin (''Dolphin''), also formerly known as the Aérospatiale SA 365 Dauphin 2, is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters. It was originally developed a ...
* Eurocopter Ecureuil
* Eurocopter Fennec
The Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) AS550 Fennec (now H125M) and AS555 Fennec 2 are lightweight, multipurpose military helicopters manufactured by Eurocopter Group (now Airbus Helicopters). Based on the AS350 Ecureuil and AS355 Ecureuil 2 ...
* Eurocopter Panther
The Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) AS565 Panther is the military version of the Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin medium-weight multi-purpose twin-engine helicopter. The Panther is used for a wide range of military roles, including combat assault, f ...
* Eurocopter Super Puma
The Airbus Helicopters H215 (formerly Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma) is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-size utility helicopter developed and initially produced by the French aerospace company Aérospatiale. It has been subsequently manufactu ...
* Eurocopter Tiger
* Eurocopter X3
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Fairchild Hiller FH-1100
The Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 is a single-engine, single two-bladed rotor, light helicopter which began as a design entry into the United States Army's Light Observation Helicopter program as the Hiller YOH-5. The Hiller Model 1100 was not selecte ...
Fairey Aviation
The Fairey Aviation Company Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer of the first half of the 20th century based in Hayes in Middlesex and Heaton Chapel and RAF Ringway in Cheshire. Notable for the design of a number of important military a ...
* Gyrodyne
* Jet Gyrodyne
* Rotodyne
*Fairey Ultra-light Helicopter
The Fairey Ultra-light Helicopter was a small British military helicopter intended to be used for reconnaissance and casualty evacuation, designed by the Fairey Aviation Company.
The Ultra-light had been conceived of as a straightforward, low ...
Farrington Aircraft
The Farrington Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer founded by Don Farrington and based in Paducah, Kentucky. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of autogyros in the form of kits for amateur constructio ...
* Farrington Twinstar
* Farrington 18A
Fiat 7002
The Fiat Model 7002 was a 1960s Italian general-purpose helicopter with a tip jet driven rotor built by Fiat Aviazione. Only one aircraft was built.
Development
In the early 1960s, under an Italian government contract, Fiat Aviazione designed t ...
Firestone 45
The Firestone XR-9, also known by the company designation Model 45, was a 1940s United States, American experimental helicopter built by the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Firestone Aircraft Company for the United States Army Air Forces. Onl ...
Flettner
Anton Flettner, Flugzeugbau GmbH was a German helicopter and autogyro manufacturer during World War II, founded by Anton Flettner.
Flettner aircraft included:
* Flettner Fl 184 - Reconnaissance autogyro, prototype
*Flettner Fl 185 - Reconnaissanc ...
* Flettner Fl 184
*Flettner Fl 185
The Flettner Fl 185 was an experimental German gyrodyne developed by Anton Flettner, a machine which could fly both as a helicopter and as a gyroplane.
Design and development
This aircraft was developed in 1936 with support of the ''Kriegsmarine ...
*Flettner Fl 265
The Flettner Fl 265 was an experimental helicopter designed by Anton Flettner.
Design and development
This helicopter, developed in 1938 with the support of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'', made it possible, for the first time, to transition fro ...
*Flettner Fl 282
The Flettner Fl 282 ''Kolibri'' ("Hummingbird") is a single-seat intermeshing rotor helicopter, or ''synchropter'', produced by Anton Flettner of Germany. According to Yves Le Bec, the Flettner Fl 282 was the world's first series production hel ...
Focke-Achgelis
Focke-Achgelis & Co. G.m.b.H. was a German helicopter company founded in 1937 by Henrich Focke and Gerd Achgelis.
History
Henrich Focke was ousted in 1936 from the Focke-Wulf company, which he had cofounded in 1924, due to shareholder pressure ...
*Focke-Achgelis Fa 223
The Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 ''Drache'' () was a helicopter developed by Germany during World War II. A single Bramo 323 radial engine powered two three-bladed rotors mounted on twin booms on either side of the cylindrical fuselage. Although the ...
Focke-Wulf Fw 61
The Focke-Wulf Fw 61 is often considered the first practical, functional helicopter, first flown in 1936. It was also known as the Fa 61, as Focke began a new company—Focke-Achgelis—in 1937.
Design and development
Professor Henrich Foc ...
G
GEN Corporation
GEN Corporation of Japan developed a personal helicopter named the GEN H-4, but production was deferred pending large enough orders to make the aircraft economical.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 20 ...
* GEN H-4
Gyrodyne Company of America
Gyrodyne Company of America, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that owns, leases, and manages commercial properties along the Eastern Coast of the United States.
Gyrodyne's headquarters are located in Saint James, New York, in Eastern Long ...
* Gyrodyne DSN DASH
* Gyrodyne RON Rotorcycle
H
Hafner Rotabuggy
The Hafner Rotabuggy (formally known as the Malcolm Rotaplane and as the "M.L. 10/42 Flying Jeep") was a British experimental aircraft that was essentially a Willys MB combined with a rotor kite, developed with the intention of producing a way o ...
Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
*Harbin Z-5
The Harbin Z-5 (''Zhishengji'' – helicopter) is a Chinese variant of the Soviet Mil Mi-4 piston powered helicopter. Before its discontinuation from service, it was produced in Harbin, China. The USSR provided China with Mi-4 blueprints just a f ...
*Harbin Z-9
The Harbin Z-9 (NATO reporting name "Haitun", for Dolphin) is a Chinese military utility helicopter with civilian variants. It is a licensed variant of the French Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin, and is manufactured by Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing ...
* Harbin Z-19
Helicopter Engineering Research Corporation
* Jovanovich JOV-3
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is an Indian state-owned aerospace and defence company, headquartered in Bangalore, India. Established on 23 December 1940, HAL is one of the oldest and largest aerospace and defence manufacturers in the worl ...
*HAL Dhruv
The HAL Dhruv is a utility helicopter designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in November 1984. The helicopter first flew in 1992; however, its development was prolonged due to multiple factors including the Indian Army ...
* HAL Light Utility Helicopter
* HAL Light Combat Helicopter
*HAL Cheetah
HAL may refer to:
Aviation
* Halali Airport (IATA airport code: HAL) Halali, Oshikoto, Namibia
* Hawaiian Airlines (ICAO airline code: HAL)
* HAL Airport, Bangalore, India
* Hindustan Aeronautics Limited an Indian aerospace manufacturer of fight ...
*HAL Chetak
HAL may refer to:
Aviation
* Halali Airport (IATA airport code: HAL) Halali, Oshikoto, Namibia
* Hawaiian Airlines (ICAO airline code: HAL)
* HAL Airport, Bangalore, India
* Hindustan Aeronautics Limited an Indian aerospace manufacturer of fig ...
* HAL Rudra
The HAL Rudra, also known as ALH-WSI, is an armed version of the HAL Dhruv utility helicopter which is designed and produced by the Indian aerospace manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
The Rudra was developed in parallel to the HA ...
Hoppi-copter
The Hoppi-Copter was a functional backpack helicopter developed by the American company Hoppi-Copters Inc. founded by Horace T. Pentecost in the 1940s. The original Hoppi-Copter consisted of two contra-rotating rotors on a pole attached to a moto ...
* Pentecost HX-1 Hoppi-Copter
AH-64 Apache
The Boeing AH-64 Apache () is an American twin- turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. It features a nose-mounted sensor suite for target acquisition and night v ...
* OH-6 Cayuse
The Hughes OH-6 Cayuse is a single-engine light helicopter that was designed and produced by the American aerospace company Hughes Helicopters. Its formal name is derived from the Cayuse people while its "Loach" nickname comes from the acronym f ...
* TH-55 Osage
The Hughes TH-55 Osage is a piston-powered light training helicopter produced for the United States Army. It was also produced as the Model 269 family of light utility helicopters, some of which were marketed as the Model 300. The Model 300C wa ...
* Hughes XH-17 Flying Crane
* Hughes-McDonnell XV-9 "Hot Cycle"
Hungaro Copter
The Hungaro Copter is a Hungarian helicopter produced by Hungaro Copter Limited of Verpelét, an affiliate of the Hungarian SteelRiders company. The lead engineer for the design was Zoltán Juhász. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for am ...
I
Industria Aeronautică Română
Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR) (now IAR S.A. Brașov) or Romanian Aeronautic Industry in English, is a Romanian aerospace manufacturer. It is based in Ghimbav, near Brașov, Romania.
IAR was founded in 1925 with the aid of the Romanian g ...
*IAR 316
The IAR 316 is a Romanian license-built Aérospatiale SA 316B Alouette III manufactured by Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR).
Design and development IAR 316
IAR began manufacturing the IAR 316 in 1971 at its plant near Brașov, Romania. P ...
*IAR 330
The IAR 330 is a licence-built version of the Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter, manufactured by the Romanian aerospace manufacturer IAR Brașov.
The IAR 330 was produced under a licensing agreement with the French aerospace firm Aérospati ...
Innovator Technologies
Innovation is the practical implementation of ideas that result in the introduction of new goods or services or improvement in offering goods or services. ISO TC 279 in the standard ISO 56000:2020 defines innovation as "a new or changed entit ...
* Innovator Mosquito Air
The Innovator Mosquito Air is a Canadian helicopter produced by Innovator Technologies of Rockyview, Alberta. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 20 ...
* Innovator Mosquito XE
K
Kamov Ka-10
The Kamov Ka-10 (NATO reporting name HatGunston 1995, p. XXX.) was a Soviet single-seat observation helicopter that first flew in 1949.
Design and development
The Ka 10 was a development of Nikolay Kamov's earlier Ka-8, which had been successfu ...
* Kamov Ka-15
* Kamov Ka-18
* Kamov Ka-20
* Kamov Ka-22
* Kamov Ka-25
*Kamov Ka-26
The Kamov Ka-26 (NATO reporting name Hoodlum) is a Soviet light utility helicopter with co-axial rotors.
Development
The Ka-26 entered production in 1969 and 816 were built. A variant with a single turboshaft engine is the Ka-126. A twin turb ...
* Kamov Ka-27/28/29/32
* Kamov Ka-31
* Kamov Ka-37
* Kamov Ka-40
* Kamov Ka-50/52
*Kamov Ka-60
The Kamov Ka-60 ''Kasatka'' (russian: " Касатка", ("Killer Whale") is a Russian medium twin-turbine military transport helicopter under development by Kamov. It performed its first flight on 24 December 1998.
The civil version is known ...
* Kamov Ka-90
* Kamov Ka-92
*Kamov V-100
The V-100 was a projected side-by-side twin-rotor compound helicopter combat aircraft from Kamov. It had a pusher propeller located behind the rear tailplane, rotors mounted on the tips of its wings and two turbines mounted above the central fus ...
* Kamov Ka-115
* Kamov Ka-118
* Kamov Ka-126
* Kamov Ka-137
*Kamov Ka-226
The Kamov Ka-226 (NATO reporting name: Hoodlum) is a small, twin-engine Russian utility helicopter. The Ka-226 features an interchangeable mission pod, rather than a conventional cabin, allowing the use of various accommodation or equipment ...
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
(or simply Kawasaki) is a Japanese public multinational corporation manufacturer of motorcycles, engines, heavy equipment, aerospace and defense equipment, rolling stock and ships, headquartered in Chūō, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is ...
* Kawasaki KH-4
* Kawasaki BK 117
* Kawasaki OH-1
Kazan Helicopter Plant
Kazan Helicopters, Joint Stock Company is a Russian helicopter manufacturing company based at Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan. It is one of the largest helicopter manufacturers in the world.
Its products include the Mil Mi-8 and Mil Mi-17 helicopters ...
*Kazan Ansat
The Kazan Ansat is a Russian light, multipurpose helicopter manufactured by Kazan Helicopters.
History
Kazan Helicopters in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia has been one of the main Russian manufacturers of helicopters of the Mikhail Mil bureau design. ...
Kellett KD-1
The Kellett KD-1 was a 1930s American autogyro built by the Kellett Autogiro Company. It had the distinction of being the first practical rotary-wing aircraft used by the United States Army and inaugurated the first scheduled air-mail service us ...
* Kellett R-8
* Kellett R-10
L
Little Wing Roto-Pup
The Little Wing Roto-Pup is an American autogyro that was designed and produced by Little Wing Autogyros, Inc. of Mayflower, Arkansas, introduced in the 1990s. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for ...
Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne
The Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne was an attack helicopter developed by Lockheed for the United States Army. It rose from the Army's Advanced Aerial Fire Support System (AAFSS) program to field the service's first dedicated attack helicopter. Lock ...
* Lockheed CL-475
* Lockheed XH-51
*Lockheed Martin VH-71 Kestrel
The Lockheed Martin VH-71 Kestrel was a variant of the AgustaWestland AW101 (formerly the EH101) that was being manufactured to replace the United States Marine Corps' Marine One U.S. Presidential transport fleet. Originally marketed for vario ...
M
rare photo of MC-101 in flight
McCulloch J-2 __NOTOC__
The McCulloch J-2 was a small, two-seat autogyro with an enclosed cabin, one of only three designs of this type of aircraft to receive a type certificate in the United States. It was built by McCulloch Aircraft Corporation.
Design and d ...
McDonnell XV-1
The McDonnell XV-1 is an experimental Convertiplane developed by McDonnell Aircraft for a joint research program between the United States Air Force and the United States Army to explore technologies to develop an aircraft that could take off a ...
McDonnell Douglas
McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturing corporation and defense contractor, formed by the merger of McDonnell Aircraft and the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1967. Between then and its own merger with Boeing in 1997, it pro ...
* MH-6 Little Bird
The Boeing MH-6M Little Bird (nicknamed the Killer Egg) and its attack variant, the AH-6, are light helicopters used for special operations in the United States Army. Originally based on a modified OH-6A, it was later based on the MD 500E, w ...
* MD 500
* MD 500 Defender
* MD 600
* MD Explorer
Bölkow Bo 46
The Bölkow Bo 46 was a West German experimental helicopter built to test the Derschmidt rotor system that aimed to allow much higher speeds than traditional helicopter designs. Wind tunnel testing showed promise, but the Bo 46 demonstrated a ...
* Bölkow Bo 102 Heli Trainer
* Bölkow Bo 103
* MBB Bo 105
* MBB/Kawasaki BK 117
Mil Helicopters
Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant (russian: Московский вертолётный завод им. М.Л. Миля) is a Soviet, and later a Russian designer and producer of helicopters headquartered in Tomilino. It is a subsidiary of Russian Heli ...
* Mil Mi-1
*Mil Mi-2
The Mil Mi-2 (NATO reporting name Hoplite) is a small, three rotor blade Soviet-designed multi-purpose helicopter developed by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant designed in the early 1960s, and produced exclusively by WSK "PZL-Świdnik" in Polan ...
*Mil Mi-4
The Mil Mi-4 (USAF/DoD reporting name "Type 36", NATO reporting name "Hound") is a Soviet transport helicopter that served in both military and civilian roles.
Design and development
The Mi-4 was designed in response to the American H-19 Chick ...
* Mil Mi-6
* Mil V-7
* Mil Mi-8
* Mil Mi-10
*Mil Mi-12
The Mil V-12 (NATO reporting name: Homer), given the project number ''Izdeliye 65'' ("Item 65"), is the largest helicopter ever built. The designation "Mi-12" would have been the name for the production helicopter and was not applied to the V-12 ...
*Mil Mi-14
The Mil Mi-14 (russian: Миль Ми-14, NATO reporting name: Haze) is a Soviet shore-based nuclear-capable amphibious anti-submarine helicopter derived from the earlier Mi-8.
Design and development
Formal development of an anti-submarine warf ...
* Mil V-16
* Mil Mi-17
* Mil Mi-24/25/35
*Mil Mi-26
The Mil Mi-26 (russian: link=no, Миль Ми-26, NATO reporting name: Halo) is a Soviet/Russian heavy transport helicopter. Its product code is ''Izdeliye 90''. Operated by both military and civilian operators, it is the largest and most po ...
* Mil Mi-28
* Mil Mi-30
*Mil Mi-34
The Mil Mi-34 (NATO reporting name: Hermit) is a light helicopter designed by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant in either a two or four seat configuration for utility and training. It was first flown on 17 November 1986 and introduced at the Paris ...
* Mil Mi-36
* Mil Mi-38
* Mil Mi-52
* Mil Mi-X1 (Mi-Kh1)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group and its automobile division is the predecessor of Mitsubishi Mo ...
* Mitsubishi MH2000
N
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil List of government space agencies, space program ...
/ JPL
* Mars Helicopter Ingenuity
Nederlandse Helikopter Industrie
The Nederlandse Helikopter Industrie (NHI) was a Dutch helicopter manufacturer.
Early history
The company was founded in 1955 as a commercial successor of the ''Stichting voor de Ontwikkeling en Bouw van een Experimenteel Hefschroefvliegtuig'' ...
* NHI H-3 Kolibrie
NHIndustries
NHIndustries (NHI) is a helicopter manufacturing company specifically established to be NATO Helicopter Management Agency's prime contractor for the design and development, industrialisation, production and logistic support of the NHIndustries NH ...
* NHI NH90
Niki Lightning
The Niki Lightning is a fully enclosed two-seater tricycle autogyro of composite construction, designed and built by Niki Rotor Aviation in Bulgaria. It was introduced in 2009
Design and development
The Lightning's cockpit pod accommodates a p ...
* Niki Kallithea
The Niki Kallithea (the best view) is a Bulgarian autogyro designed and produced by Niki Rotor Aviation of Pravets, introduced in 2011. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of ...
P
Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation
* PADC Hummingbird
Piasecki Helicopter
Piasecki Helicopter Corporation was a designer and manufacturer of helicopters located in Philadelphia and nearby Morton, Pennsylvania, in the late 1940s and the 1950s. Its founder, Frank Piasecki, was ousted from the company in 1956 and starte ...
* Piasecki HRP-1
* Piasecki PV-2
* Piasecki HUP
* Piasecki H-16 Pathfinder
* Piasecki H-21
* Piasecki 59 Airgeep
* Piasecki X-49
* Piasecki PA-97
Platt-LePage Aircraft Co
* Platt-LePage XR-1PZL W-3 Sokół
The PZL W-3 ''Sokół'' (English: "Falcon") is a medium-size, twin-engine, multipurpose helicopter developed and manufactured by Polish helicopter company PZL-Świdnik, now owned by Leonardo. It was the first helicopter entirely designed and pr ...
* PZL SM-4 Latka
* PZL SW-4
* PZL Kania
R
Raven Explorer I
The Raven Explorer I is an American autogyro that was designed and produced by Raven Rotorcraft of Boulder Colorado and later El Prado, New Mexico, introduced in the 1990s. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied ...
*Raven Explorer II
The Raven Explorer II is an American autogyro designed by Raven Rotorcraft of Boulder Colorado and later El Prado, New Mexico, introduced in the 1990s. No longer in production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amat ...
Revolution Helicopter Corporation
* Revolution Mini-500Robinson R22
The Robinson R22 is a two-seat, two-bladed, single-engine light utility helicopter manufactured by Robinson Helicopter Company. It was designed in 1973 by Frank D. Robinson, and has been in production since 1979.
Development
The majority of fl ...
*Robinson R44
The Robinson R44 is a four-seat light helicopter produced by Robinson Helicopter Company since 1992. Based on the company's two-seat Robinson R22, the R44 features hydraulically assisted flight controls. It was first flown on 31 March 1990 a ...
*Robinson R66
The Robinson R66 is a helicopter designed and built by Robinson Helicopter Company. It has five seats, a separate cargo compartment and is powered by a Rolls-Royce RR300 turboshaft engine. The R66 is slightly faster and smoother than the Robi ...
Rotorschmiede VA115
The Rotorschmiede VA115 is a German helicopter, designed and produced by Rotorschmiede GmbH of Munich, introduced at the AERO Friedrichshafen airshow in 2015. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et a ...
RotorWay Scorpion
The RotorWay Scorpion is a family of helicopters manufactured by RotorWay International.
Design and development
Derived from an original design by B.J. Schramm, the Schramm Javelin evolved into the Schramm Scorpion, both of which were develop ...
* RotorWay A600 Talon
* RotorWay 300T Eagle
S
Saunders
Saunders is a surname of English and Scottish patronymic origin derived from Sander, a mediaeval form of Alexander.See also: Sander (name)
People
* Ab Saunders (1851–1883), American cowboy and gunman
* Al Saunders (born 1947), American foot ...
* Saunders Helicogyre
Saunders Roe
Saunders-Roe Limited, also known as Saro, was a British aero- and marine-engineering company based at Columbine Works, East Cowes, Isle of Wight.
History
The name was adopted in 1929 after Alliott Verdon Roe (see Avro) and John Lord took a ...
*Saro Skeeter
The Saunders-Roe Skeeter was a two-seat training and scout helicopter that was developed and produced by British manufacturer Saunders-Roe ("Saro") of Cowes and Southampton, in the United Kingdom.
Work on what would become the Skeeter had bee ...
* Saro P.531
Schweizer Aircraft Corporation
The Schweizer Aircraft Corporation was an American manufacturer of sailplanes, agricultural aircraft and helicopters located in Horseheads, New York. It was incorporated in 1939 by three Schweizer brothers (Paul, William, and Ernest), who buil ...
* Schweizer 300
* Schweizer 330/333
Shaanxi Baojii Special Vehicles Manufacturing Company
* Shaanxi Baojii Special Vehicles Lie Ying FalconShahed Aviation Industries Research Center
* HESA Shahed 278 *HESA Shahed 285
HESA Shahed 285 ( fa, شاهد ۲۸۵) is a light attack/reconnaissance helicopter developed in Iran. It was unveiled on . It is being produced in two versions: a light attack/recon version and a maritime patrol/anti-ship version.
Design and ...
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Sikorsky Aircraft is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Stratford, Connecticut. It was established by aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky in 1923 and was among the first companies to manufacture helicopters for civilian and military use.
Pre ...
*Vought-Sikorsky VS-300
The Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 (or S-46) is an American single-engine helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky. It had a single three-blade rotor originally powered by a 75 horsepower (56 kW) engine. The first "free" flight of the VS-300 was on 13 ...
*Sikorsky R-4
The Sikorsky R-4 is a two-seat helicopter that was designed by Igor Sikorsky with a single, three-bladed main rotor and powered by a radial engine. The R-4 was the world's first large-scale mass-produced helicopter and the first helicopter used by ...
* Sikorsky R-5
* Sikorsky R-6
* Sikorsky H-19 (S-55)
* Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave
* Sikorsky H-34 (S-58)
* Sikorsky XH-39
* MH-53J Pave Low
*Sikorsky S-60
The Sikorsky S-60 helicopter, a prototype " flying crane", was derived from the S-56 in 1958. Proving to be underpowered, the development of the S-60 led to the larger, turbine-engined Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe military transport helicopter, and its ...
* Sikorsky UH-3 Sea King
*Sikorsky S-62
The Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard (company designation S-62) was an early amphibious helicopter designed and produced by the American helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft. It was the first of the company's amphibious rotorcraft to fly.
The S-62 ...
* Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe (S-64)
*CH-53 Sea Stallion
The CH-53 Sea Stallion (Sikorsky S-65) is an American family of heavy-lift transport helicopters designed and built by the American manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft.
It was originally developed in response to a request from the United States N ...
* Sikorsky S-67
* Sikorsky S-69
*Sikorsky S-70
The Sikorsky S-70 is an American medium transport/utility helicopter family manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. It was developed for the United States Army in the 1970s, winning a competition to be designated the UH-60 Black Hawk and spawning a ...
UH-60
The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift utility military helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky submitted the S-70 design for the United States Army's Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System ( ...
, HH-60, SH-60
The Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk (or Sea Hawk) is a twin turboshaft engine, multi-mission United States Navy helicopter based on the United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk and a member of the Sikorsky S-70 family. The most significant modificatio ...
*Sikorsky S-72
The Sikorsky S-72 was an experimental compound helicopter developed by helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft.
Design and development RSRA
The Rotor Systems Research Aircraft (RSRA) was developed by Sikorsky for NASA and the Army. The RSRA ...
* Sikorsky S-75
* Sikorsky S-76
*CH-53E Super Stallion
The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is a heavy-lift helicopter operated by the United States military. As the Sikorsky S-80, it was developed from the CH-53 Sea Stallion, mainly by adding a third engine, adding a seventh blade to the main rotor, ...
* Sikorsky S-92
** CH-148 Cyclone
* Sikorsky S-97 Raider
* RAH-66 Comanche
* Sikorsky X2
*Sikorsky Cypher
Silvercraft Italiana
*Silvercraft SH-4SKT Swiss Kopter Technology SA
*SKT Skyrider 06SkyCruiser Autogyro
*SkyCruiser Autogyro SkyCruiserSNCAC
* SNCAC NC.2001SNCASE
*SNCASE SE-3110SNCASO
* Sud-Ouest Ariel * Sud-Ouest DjinnSpitfire Helicopter Company
* Spitfire Helicopters Spitfire Mk.I * Spitfire Helicopters Spitfire Mk.II TigersharkStar Aviation Inc, Star Aviation
*Star Aviation LoneStar Sport HelicopterSznycer
*Sznycer SG-VI-D *Sznycer Omega BS-12T
Titanium Auto Gyro
*Titanium ExplorerTranscendental Aircraft Corporation
*Transcendental 1-GAviation Artur Trendak, Trendak
*Trendak TercelTrixy Aviation Products
*Trixy G 4-2 R *Trixy Liberty *Trixy Princess *Trixy TrixformerTsAGI
* TsAGI A-4Turkish Aerospace Industries
* TAI/AgustaWestland T-129 * TAI T-625V
Vertical Aviation Technologies, Vertical
*Vertical HummingbirdFederico Cantero Villamil, Villamil
* Villamil Libélula ViblandiVolocopter
*Volocopter VC2 *Volocopter 2XVortech
* Vortech A/W 95 * Vortech Choppy * Vortech G-1 * Vortech Hot Rod * Vortech Kestrel Jet * Vortech Meg-2XH Strap-On * Vortech Skylark * Vortech Shadow * Vortech SparrowW
Wagner Aircraft, Wagner
*Wagner AerocarWestland Helicopters
*Westland WAH-64 Apache, Westland Apache *Westland Dragonfly *Westland Gazelle *Westland Lynx *Westland Sea King *Westland Scout *Westland Wasp *Westland Wessex *Westland Westminster *Westland Whirlwind (helicopter), Westland Whirlwind *Westland Widgeon (helicopter), Westland WidgeonWindspire Inc.
*Windspire AerosWinner SBS
*Winner B150Wombat Gyrocopters
*Wombat Gyrocopters WombatY
Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev, Yakovlev
*Yakovlev EG *Yakovlev Yak-24 *Yakovlev Yak-60 *Yakovlev Yak-100 *Yakovlev VVP-6Youngcopter
* Youngcopter NeoNotes
United States Army, US Army helicopters designations: * AH: Attack Helicopter * CH: Cargo Helicopter * OH: Observation Helicopter * RAH: Reconnaissance and Attack Helicopter * UH: Utility HelicopterProject acronyms
* AAH: Advanced Attack HelicopterSee also
* List of helicopter airlines * List of tilt-rotor craft * List of United States military helicopters * List of utility helicoptersReferences
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rotorcraft, List Of Rotorcraft, * Lists of aircraft by design configuration