Leonardo Da Vinci draw his Helical Air Screw |
1480 |
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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) |
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Oehmichen First kilometer in close circuit flight for an helicopter : 7 minutes, 40 seconds |
1924 |
Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corp |
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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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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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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 |
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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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1960 |
![]() Sikorsky S-61 |
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![]() Mil Mi-8 Hip |
1961 | |
1963 |
![]() Hueys in Vietnam |
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![]() 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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![]() Mil Mi-24 Hind |
1970 |
French industries joined in Aerospatiale |
1972 |
Aerospatiale Lama Major altitude |
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![]() Robinson R-22 |
1973 | |
1975 |
![]() Agusta A109 |
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![]() Mil Mi-26 Halo Biggest operational helo |
1977 | |
1979 |
![]() Bell XV-15 |
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![]() MD 500 NOTAR |
1983 | |
1984 |
![]() Kamov Ka-50 Hokum |
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![]() AH-64 Apache deliveries begun |
1985 | |
1989 |
![]() V-22 Osprey |
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![]() Ultrasports Helicopters |
1993 | |
1995 |
![]() Eurocopter NH90 |
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