Aircrafttotal Encyclopedia

American helicopters

Bell, Boeing, Hughes, Kaman, Piasecki, Robinson and Sikorsky — from the R-4 Hoverfly to the Black Hawk and Apache.

  1. 1942
    Sikorsky R-4The world's first mass-produced helicopterSikorsky · United States
  2. 1945
    Bell 47The first helicopter certified for civil useBell Helicopter · United States
  3. 1949
    Sikorsky H-19 ChickasawSikorsky · United States
  4. 1952
    Piasecki H-21 ShawneePiasecki Helicopter · United States
  5. 1953
    Kaman HH-43 HuskieIntermeshing rotors: two rotors that turn through each otherKaman Aircraft · United States
  6. 1956
    Bell UH-1 IroquoisOne of the most produced helicopters everBell Helicopter · United States
  7. 1959
    Sikorsky SH-3 Sea KingSikorsky · United States
  8. 1959
    Kaman SH-2 SeaspriteKaman Aircraft · United States
  9. 1961
    Boeing CH-47 ChinookIn production for more than 60 yearsBoeing · United States
  10. 1962
    Sikorsky CH-54 TarheSikorsky · United States
  11. 1963
    Hughes OH-6 CayuseHughes Helicopters · United States
  12. 1965
    Bell AH-1 CobraThe first dedicated attack helicopterBell Helicopter · United States
  13. 1974
    Sikorsky UH-60 Black HawkSikorsky · United States
  14. 1975
    Boeing AH-64 ApacheHughes / McDonnell Douglas / Boeing · United States
  15. 1979
    Bell 214STBell Helicopter · United States
  16. 1990
    Robinson R44One of the best-selling civil helicoptersRobinson Helicopter · United States
  17. 1991
    Kaman K-MAXKaman Aircraft · United States
  18. 2000
    Bell AH-1Z ViperBell Helicopter · United States
  19. 2015
    Sikorsky CH-53K King StallionThe heaviest helicopter of the US armed forcesSikorsky · United States