Home›Lighter-Than-Air Craft and Rotorcraft›Status›Out of productionBrowse ByOut of productionFactsOut of productionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1852 1Era of EmergenceWell-attested1936 2Out of productionFilter Results17 entriesVehicle TypeAllEarly Helicopters (1)Light and Commercial Helicopters (10)Military Transport and Utility Helicopters (5)Naval Helicopters (1)ManufacturerAllAirbus (2)Aérospatiale (4)Bell Aircraft Corporation (1)Bell Textron (5)Cessna (1)Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (1)Sikorsky Aircraft (3)MakeAllAirbus Helicopters (2)Aérospatiale (4)Bell Helicopter (6)Cessna Aircraft Company (1)Mitsubishi (1)Sikorsky Aircraft (3)YearAll1943 (1)1953 (2)1954 (1)1955 (1)1962 (1)1967 (1)1969 (1)1972 (1)1975 (1)1976 (1)1979 (2)1989 (1)1994 (1)1996 (1)1997 (1)Country of OriginAllCanada (1)France (6)Japan (1)United States (7)Body StyleAllAircraft (no road body style) (14)Engine ClassAllPiston (4)Turboshaft (11)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 17Aérospatiale Alouette IIOut of productionAérospatiale GazelleOut of productionAérospatiale SA 321 Super FrelonOut of productionAérospatiale SA 360 DauphinOut of productionBell 214STOut of productionBell 222/230Out of productionBell 427Out of productionBell 430Out of productionBell HSLOut of productionBell OH-58 KiowaOut of productionCessna CH-1 SkyhookOut of productionEurocopter AS355 Écureuil 2Out of productionEurocopter AS365 DauphinOut of productionMitsubishi MH-2000Out of productionSikorsky H-34 ChoctawOut of productionSikorsky MH-60 JayhawkOut of productionSikorsky R-5Out of productionSources1. 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.