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  • 1960/1969

    1970s

    The Next Generation ...



    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)



    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

    Meridionali EMA 124 Helicopters 1970s


    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.
    Cheyenne


    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
    R22


    Helicom Commuter Jr Single-seat light helicopter

    Baby Belle

    1980s: Continue






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