Home›Lighter-Than-Air Craft and Rotorcraft›Country of Origin›FranceBrowse ByFranceFactsFranceSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1852 1Era of EmergenceWell-attested1936 2FranceFilter Results13 entriesVehicle TypeAllAttack Helicopters (1)Light and Commercial Helicopters (6)Military Transport and Utility Helicopters (4)ManufacturerAllAirbus (4)Aérospatiale (8)MakeAllAirbus (1)Airbus Helicopters (4)Aérospatiale (6)Sud Aviation (1)YearAll1955 (1)1959 (1)1962 (1)1965 (1)1967 (1)1969 (1)1972 (1)1975 (1)1978 (1)1979 (1)1991 (1)2000 (1)2008 (1)Body StyleAllAircraft (no road body style) (10)PropulsionAllTurboshaft (1)Engine ClassAllTurboshaft (10)StatusAllIn Production (1)In service (4)Out of production (6)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 13Aérospatiale Alouette IIFranceAérospatiale Alouette IIIFranceAerospatiale AS332 Super PumaFranceAérospatiale GazelleFranceAérospatiale SA 315B LamaFranceAérospatiale SA 321 Super FrelonFranceAerospatiale SA 330 PumaFranceAérospatiale SA 360 DauphinFranceEurocopter AS355 Écureuil 2FranceEurocopter AS365 DauphinFranceEurocopter EC725FranceEurocopter TigerFranceGuimbal Cabri G2FranceSources1. 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.