Home›Lighter-Than-Air Craft and Rotorcraft›Year›By Decade›1950sBrowse By1950sThis dimension groups vehicles by the year they were introduced. Some years mark a genuine turning point, such as when "the Ford Motor Company further revolutionized automobile production by developing and selling its Ford Model T at a relatively modest price," as Wikipedia records of 1908. Browsing by year places a vehicle in the wider timeline of transport history.Facts1950sSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1852 1Era of EmergenceWell-attested1936 21950sFilter Results22 entriesVehicle TypeAllEarly Helicopters (3)Light and Commercial Helicopters (5)Military Transport and Utility Helicopters (8)Naval Helicopters (2)ManufacturerAllAérospatiale (2)Bell Aircraft Corporation (2)Bell Textron (1)Cessna (1)Fairey Aviation Company (3)Hughes Helicopters (2)Kamov (3)Lockheed Corporation (1)Sikorsky Aircraft (6)Tashkent Mechanical Plant (1)The Boeing Company (1)MakeAllAérospatiale (2)Bell Helicopter (3)Boeing (1)Cessna Aircraft Company (1)Fairey (3)Hughes Helicopters (2)Kamov (3)Lockheed Corporation (1)Sikorsky Aircraft (6)Country of OriginAllFrance (2)Soviet Union (3)United Kingdom (3)United States (13)Body StyleAllAircraft (no road body style) (14)Engine ClassAllJet (2)Piston (9)Turboprop (1)Turboshaft (6)StatusAllCancelled (2)Destroyed (1)In service (1)One-off concept (1)Out of production (4)Retired from service (1)Surviving (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 22Aérospatiale Alouette II1950sAérospatiale Alouette III1950sBell 2011950sBell HSL1950sBell UH-1 Iroquois1950sBoeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight1950sCessna CH-1 Skyhook1950sFairey Jet Gyrodyne1950sFairey Rotodyne1950sFairey Ultra-light Helicopter1950sHughes TH-55 Osage1950sHughes XH-171950sKamov Ka-151950sKamov Ka-181950sKamov Ka-221950sLockheed CL-4751950sSikorsky CH-37 Mojave1950sSikorsky H-34 Choctaw1950sSikorsky HH-52 Seaguard1950sSikorsky S-601950sSikorsky S-61 Sea King1950sSikorsky XH-391950sSources1. 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.