Home›Lighter-Than-Air Craft and Rotorcraft›Country of OriginBrowse ByCountry of OriginFactsCountry of OriginSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1852 1Era of EmergenceWell-attested1936 2Country of OriginFilter Results8 entriesVehicle TypeAllAttack Helicopters (4)Early Helicopters (2)Light and Commercial Helicopters (7)Lighter-Than-Air Craft (1)Military Transport and Utility Helicopters (5)Modern Commercial Airships (1)Naval Helicopters (3)Rigid Airships (1)Rotary-Wing and Lift (1)ManufacturerAllAgustaWestland (1)Airbus (2)Avro (1)Aérospatiale (1)Bell Aircraft Corporation (1)Bell Textron (2)Dornier Flugzeugwerke (1)Fairey Aviation Company (1)Hughes Helicopters (1)Kaman Corporation (1)Kamov (2)Lockheed Corporation (1)Lockheed Martin Corporation (1)Luftschiffbau Zeppelin (1)McDonnell Douglas (1)Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (1)Sikorsky Aircraft (1)Tashkent Mechanical Plant (1)The Boeing Company (2)Westland Helicopters (1)MakeAllAirbus (1)Airbus Helicopters (2)Avro (1)Aérospatiale (1)Bell Helicopter (2)Boeing (2)Dornier (1)Fairey (1)Hughes Helicopters (1)Kaman Corporation (1)Kamov (2)Lockheed Corporation (1)Luftschiffbau Zeppelin (1)McDonnell Douglas (1)Mitsubishi (1)Sikorsky Aircraft (1)Sud Aviation (1)Westland (1)YearAll1900 (1)1906 (1)1908 (1)1911 (1)1912 (1)1915 (1)1919 (1)1926 (1)1927 (1)1928 (1)1929 (1)1934 (2)1936 (1)1938 (1)1939 (1)1943 (1)1946 (1)1947 (3)1949 (2)1952 (2)1953 (1)1954 (2)1955 (3)1956 (1)1957 (1)1958 (1)1959 (3)1961 (1)1962 (3)1963 (1)1965 (2)1966 (2)1967 (2)1968 (2)1969 (4)1970 (1)1971 (2)1972 (1)1973 (3)1974 (1)1975 (2)1976 (1)1977 (1)1978 (1)1979 (2)1984 (1)1985 (2)1986 (1)1988 (1)1989 (1)1991 (3)1992 (1)1994 (3)1995 (2)1996 (2)1997 (2)1998 (2)2000 (2)2002 (2)2005 (1)2006 (1)2008 (2)2014 (2)2015 (1)2017 (1)2019 (1)Body StyleAllAircraft (no road body style) (8)PropulsionAllDiesel (1)Electric (1)Piston engine (1)Turboshaft (4)Engine ClassAllElectric motor (1)Gas turbine (1)Jet (2)Piston (3)Turboprop (1)Turboshaft (7)StatusAllAbandoned (2)Cancelled (4)Design only (never built) (3)Destroyed (2)In Production (4)In service (4)One-off concept (1)Out of production (4)Retired from service (1)Scrapped (2)Surviving (2)Upcoming (1)Area (sq km)All242,500 (1)357,022 (1)377,975 (1)632,702.3 (1)9,866,632 (1)9,984,670 (1)17,075,400 (1)22,402,200 (1)Dissolution or End YearAll1991 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (3)Republic (3)Income GroupAllHigh (7)Independence or Founding YearAll843 (1)1776 (1)1801 (1)1867 (1)1922 (1)1947 (1)1949 (1)1991 (1)LandlockedAllNo (7)PopulationAll41,417,056 (1)69,081,996 (1)69,414,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)122,587,000 (1)142,557,000 (1)293,047,571 (1)340,587,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8CanadaCountry of Origin4 entriesFranceCountry of Origin13 entriesGermanyCountry of Origin18 entriesJapanCountry of Origin2 entriesRussiaCountry of Origin8 entriesSoviet UnionCountry of Origin11 entriesUnited KingdomCountry of Origin12 entriesUnited StatesCountry of Origin81 entriesSources1. 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.