Home›Lighter-Than-Air Craft and Rotorcraft›Country of Origin›United KingdomBrowse ByUnited KingdomFactsUnited KingdomSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1852 1Era of EmergenceWell-attested1936 2United KingdomFilter Results12 entriesVehicle TypeAllMilitary Transport and Utility Helicopters (2)Naval Helicopters (1)ManufacturerAllAgustaWestland (1)Avro (6)Fairey Aviation Company (4)Westland Helicopters (2)MakeAllAvro (6)Fairey (4)Westland (2)YearAll1926 (1)1927 (1)1928 (1)1929 (2)1934 (1)1947 (1)1954 (1)1955 (1)1957 (1)1969 (1)1971 (1)Body StyleAllAircraft (no road body style) (10)Engine ClassAllJet (1)Piston (6)Turboprop (1)StatusAllAbandoned (1)Cancelled (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 12Avro 671 RotaUnited KingdomCierva C.12United KingdomCierva C.17United KingdomCierva C.19United KingdomCierva C.8United KingdomCierva C.9United KingdomFairey FB-1 GyrodyneUnited KingdomFairey Jet GyrodyneUnited KingdomFairey RotodyneUnited KingdomFairey Ultra-light HelicopterUnited KingdomWestland LynxUnited KingdomWestland Sea KingUnited KingdomSources1. 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.