Home›Lighter-Than-Air Craft and Rotorcraft›Status›SurvivingBrowse BySurvivingFactsSurvivingSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1852 1Era of EmergenceWell-attested1936 2SurvivingFilter Results7 entriesVehicle TypeAllEarly Helicopters (1)Light and Commercial Helicopters (2)Military Transport and Utility Helicopters (2)ManufacturerAllAirbus (1)Bell Aircraft Corporation (1)Dornier Flugzeugwerke (1)Lockheed Corporation (1)Sikorsky Aircraft (2)The Boeing Company (2)MakeAllAirbus Helicopters (1)Bell Helicopter (1)Boeing (1)Dornier (1)Lockheed Corporation (1)Sikorsky Aircraft (2)YearAll1942 (1)1954 (1)1959 (1)1962 (1)2010 (1)2019 (1)Country of OriginAllGermany (1)United States (4)Body StyleAllAircraft (no road body style) (5)Engine ClassAllGas turbine (1)Piston (2)Turboshaft (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 7Bell 30SurvivingBoeing Model 360SurvivingDornier Do 32SurvivingEurocopter X3SurvivingLockheed CL-475SurvivingSikorsky XH-39SurvivingSikorsky-Boeing SB-1 DefiantSurvivingSources1. 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.