Home›Lighter-Than-Air Craft and Rotorcraft›Engine Class›PistonBrowse ByPistonFactsPistonSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1852 1Era of EmergenceWell-attested1936 2PistonFilter Results27 entriesVehicle TypeAllAttack Helicopters (1)Early Helicopters (6)Light and Commercial Helicopters (4)Military Transport and Utility Helicopters (5)Naval Helicopters (1)ManufacturerAllAvro (4)Bell Aircraft Corporation (3)Bell Textron (1)Cessna (1)Dornier Flugzeugwerke (1)Fairey Aviation Company (2)Hughes Helicopters (1)Kamov (3)Lockheed Corporation (1)Sikorsky Aircraft (8)The Boeing Company (1)MakeAllAvro (4)Bell Helicopter (4)Boeing (1)Cessna Aircraft Company (1)Dornier (1)Fairey (2)Hughes Helicopters (1)Kamov (3)Lockheed Corporation (1)Sikorsky Aircraft (8)YearAll1926 (1)1928 (1)1929 (1)1934 (1)1942 (2)1943 (1)1947 (3)1949 (1)1952 (1)1953 (3)1954 (2)1956 (1)1959 (2)1963 (1)1981 (1)2002 (1)2008 (1)Country of OriginAllFrance (1)Soviet Union (2)United Kingdom (6)United States (12)Body StyleAllAircraft (no road body style) (18)PropulsionAllPiston engine (1)Turboshaft (1)StatusAllAbandoned (2)Cancelled (2)Destroyed (1)One-off concept (1)Out of production (4)Retired from service (1)Surviving (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 27Avro 671 RotaPistonBell 207 Sioux ScoutPistonBell 30PistonBell H-12PistonBell HSLPistonBoeing A160 HummingbirdPistonCessna CH-1 SkyhookPistonCierva C.17PistonCierva C.19PistonCierva C.8PistonDornier Mini-TelecopterPistonFairey FB-1 GyrodynePistonFairey Jet GyrodynePistonGuimbal Cabri G2PistonHughes TH-55 OsagePistonKamov Ka-137PistonKamov Ka-15PistonKamov Ka-8PistonLockheed CL-475PistonSikorsky CH-37 MojavePistonSikorsky H-19 ChickasawPistonSikorsky H-34 ChoctawPistonSikorsky R-4PistonSikorsky R-5PistonSikorsky R-6PistonSikorsky S-52PistonSikorsky S-60PistonSources1. 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.