Home›Lighter-Than-Air Craft and Rotorcraft›Body Style›HelicopterBrowse ByHelicopterFactsHelicopterSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1852 1Era of EmergenceWell-attested1936 2HelicopterFilter Results44 entriesVehicle TypeAllAttack Helicopters (5)Early Helicopters (5)Light and Commercial Helicopters (6)Military Transport and Utility Helicopters (16)Naval Helicopters (4)ManufacturerAllAgustaWestland (1)Aérospatiale (2)Bell Aircraft Corporation (1)Bell Textron (3)Focke-Wulf (1)Hughes Helicopters (1)Kaman Corporation (2)Kamov (2)Kazan Helicopters (1)Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant (2)Robinson Helicopter Company (2)Sikorsky Aircraft (22)The Boeing Company (2)Westland Helicopters (2)MakeAllAirbus (1)Airbus Helicopters (1)Bell Helicopter (4)Boeing (3)Kaman Corporation (1)Kamov (2)Robinson Helicopter Company (2)Sikorsky Aircraft (22)Sud Aviation (1)Westland (2)YearAll1936 (1)1939 (1)1942 (1)1943 (1)1946 (1)1949 (1)1954 (1)1958 (1)1959 (2)1961 (2)1962 (1)1965 (2)1966 (1)1968 (2)1969 (2)1970 (1)1971 (1)1973 (3)1974 (2)1975 (1)1976 (1)1977 (1)1978 (1)1979 (1)1985 (1)1986 (1)1990 (1)1991 (1)1998 (1)1999 (1)2008 (3)2015 (2)Country of OriginAllFrance (3)Russia (1)Soviet Union (1)United Kingdom (2)United States (29)PropulsionAllTurboshaft (4)Engine ClassAllPiston (5)Turboshaft (16)StatusAllIn Production (5)In service (4)Out of production (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 44Aerospatiale AS332 Super PumaHelicopterAerospatiale SA 330 PumaHelicopterBell 212HelicopterBell 47HelicopterBell AH-1 CobraHelicopterBell UH-1 IroquoisHelicopterBoeing AH-64 ApacheHelicopterBoeing CH-47 ChinookHelicopterBoeing Vertol CH-46 Sea KnightHelicopterEurocopter EC130HelicopterFocke-Wulf Fw 61HelicopterGuimbal Cabri G2HelicopterKaman K-MAXHelicopterKaman SH-2G Super SeaspriteHelicopterKamov Ka-27HelicopterKamov Ka-32HelicopterMil Mi-24 HindHelicopterMil Mi-8HelicopterRobinson R22HelicopterRobinson R44HelicopterSikorsky CH-148 CycloneHelicopterSikorsky CH-53 Sea StallionHelicopterSikorsky CH-53E Super StallionHelicopterSikorsky CH-53K King StallionHelicopterSikorsky H-19 ChickasawHelicopterSikorsky H-34 ChoctawHelicopterSikorsky MH-53 Pave LowHelicopterSikorsky R-4HelicopterSikorsky R-5HelicopterSikorsky R-6HelicopterSikorsky S-61 Sea KingHelicopterSikorsky S-64 SkycraneHelicopterSikorsky S-67 BlackhawkHelicopterSikorsky S-69HelicopterSikorsky S-70HelicopterSikorsky S-72HelicopterSikorsky S-76HelicopterSikorsky S-92HelicopterSikorsky S-97 RaiderHelicopterSikorsky UH-60 Black HawkHelicopterSikorsky VS-300HelicopterSikorsky X2HelicopterWestland LynxHelicopterWestland Sea KingHelicopterSources1. Wikipedia: Henri Giffardtier 2WikipediaHenri Giffard, lead section, 1852 dirigible sentenceQuote, Henri Giffard, lead section, 1852 dirigible sentenceIn 1852 he invented the steam injector and the powered Giffard dirigible airship.View the Source2. Wikipedia: Helicoptertier 2WikipediaHelicopter, lead section, Focke-Wulf Fw 61 sentenceQuote, Helicopter, lead section, Focke-Wulf Fw 61 sentenceThe Focke-Wulf Fw 61 was the first successful, practical, and fully controllable helicopter in 1936, while in 1942, the Sikorsky R-4 became the first helicopter to reach full-scale production.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.