| 1970s Highlights |
1972, June 21
Aerospatiale Lama :
Major height for an helicopter 12.442 m
1976
Kaman :
World's first production all-composite rotor blade
Mil Mi-26 :
1977
Biggest operational helicopter and first to operate
successfully with an 8 blades main rotor (1977)
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Phillips Mk 1 ( Australia )
Two-seat helicopter
MBB bo 107 & Kawasaki KH-7 ( Germany / Japan )
KH-7 was the name for a middle class helicopter with hinge-less rotor system, which was projected by Kawasaki in early 1970s.
At the same time, in Europe, MBB has project a same class helicopter named bo107. By 1975, MBB offered Kawasaki to cumulate their projects. Both companies agreed in this international joint development, and their new project will result in the bk-117 in the 1980s
Meridionali EMA-124 ( Italy ) The Elicotteri Meridionali factory was opened at Frosinone by Agusta in 1967 for the license built CH-47 Chinook.
The EMA124 was a three-seat light helicopter developed from the Agusta-Bell AB47. Only one prototype built.
SIAI-Marchetti SV-20
A twin-engine high-speed compound helicopter
PZL Kania / KittyHawk ( Poland )
ICA IAR-316 / IAR-317 AirFox ( Rumania )
The Model 316 is the Aerospatiale Alouette III built under
licence and the 317 is a derivate that appears in the 1980s
Gyrocraft AISA model GN ( Spain )
Lockheed CL-1700 ( USA )
A Cheyenne derivative was the proposal for the US Army
AAH program. Not built.
Brantly - Hynes Model 305 Founded on January 1st, 1975, Brantly-Hynes Helicopters Inc , produced this five-seat enhanced model of the B-2B that was designed in the 1950s
Robinson R-22
Helicom Commuter Jr
Single-seat light helicopter
Baby Belle