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  • Evolution of Helicopters





    Leonardo Da Vinci
    draw his
    Helical Air Screw
    1480 Da Vinci
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    Pioneers
    Page
    Paul Cornu
    First to take off vertically with its pilot and make a free flight entirely without assistance from the ground
    1907
    1911 Boris Yuriev
    Publish his
    abtomat perekosa
    (collective)
    Oehmichen
    First kilometer in close circuit flight for an helicopter : 7 minutes, 40 seconds
    1924
    Sikorsky Aero
    Engineering Corp




    1930
    Juan de La Cierva
    invented the hinged,
    flapping rotor blade

    Focke-Wulf Fw 61
    First practical Helicopter
    1936

    Kamov
    A-7
    Autogiro



    Weir W.6
    First with two seats
    1939
    Sikorsky VS-300

    Flettner Fl-282
    1942
    Stabilizing Bar
    Arthur Young 's Bell 30



    Hiller XH-44

    1943 First USCG
    helo
    detachment

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    Up to 50s
    Page


    Piasecki PV 3
    First world's successful
    tandem-rotor helicopter


    1945 Founded
    Kaman Aircraft
    Research of helos powered with
    ram-jets
    mounted at the tips of the rotor blades
    1946
    Bell 47
    First World's
    certified civil helo

    Mil Bureau
    established


    1948

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    the 50s
    Page

    Convertiplanes and then tiltrotors research begin 1950
    MASH units
    deploys helos
    in Korea
    Sikorsky S-55
    First world's certified
    commercial transport
    1951
    Kaman K-225
    First turbine gas
    powered helicopter

    1952
    Agusta Spa.


    Sud Aviation
    Alouette II

    First world's
    turbine helo
    to be produced
    1955
    Bell XV-3

    Kaman QH-43
    First world's
    remotely piloted vehicle
    1957 Mil
    Mi-6
    Hook

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    the 60s
    Page


    1960
    Sikorsky S-61

    Mil Mi-8 Hip
    1961
    1963
    Hueys in Vietnam

    AH-1 Cobra
    1965
    Merger of
    Mc Donnell
    & Douglas
    1966
    OH-6 Cayuse
    Major distance

    Mil Mi-12 Homer
    Largest helo yet flown
    1968

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    the 70s
    Page


    Mil Mi-24 Hind
    1970
    French industries
    joined in
    Aerospatiale

    1972 Aerospatiale
    Lama

    Major altitude

    Robinson R-22
    1973
    1975
    Agusta A109

    Mil Mi-26 Halo
    Biggest operational helo
    1977
    1979
    Bell XV-15

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    Since 80s
    Page


    MD 500 NOTAR
    1983
    1984
    Kamov Ka-50 Hokum

    AH-64 Apache
    deliveries begun
    1985
    1989
    V-22 Osprey

    Ultrasports
    Helicopters
    1993
    1995
    Eurocopter NH90




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