Alouette II is a French light helicopter originally manufactured by Sud Aviation and later Aérospatiale. It was the first production helicopter powered by a gas turbine engine instead of the heavier conventional piston powerplant. On 12 March 1955, the prototype…

SE 313B F-GATQ Alouette II made by SNCASE in 1960. Engine power: 400 HP The Aérospatiale Alouette II is a French light helicopter originally manufactured by Sud Aviation and later Aérospatiale. It was the first production helicopter powered by a gas turbine…

The Bell H-13 Sioux is a single-engine single-rotor light helicopter built by Bell Helicopter. Westland Aircraft manufactured the Sioux under license for the British military as the Sioux AH.1 and HT.2. First flight: 8 December 1945 (Bell 47 prototype) Status:…

The Aérospatiale Gazelle (company designations SA 340, SA 341 and SA 342) is a French five-seat helicopter, commonly used for light transport, scouting and light attack duties. It is powered by a single Turbomeca Astazou turbine engine and was the first helicopter…

The Bell 206 is a family of two-bladed, single- and twin-engined helicopters, manufactured by Bell Helicopter at its Mirabel, Quebec, plant. Originally developed as the Bell YOH-4 for the United States Army’s Light Observation Helicopter program, it was not…

The Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter that was designed and originally produced by the French aerospace manufacturer Sud Aviation. It is capable of carrying up to 20 passengers as well as a variety…

A Soviet KA-25 PLO shipborne anti-submarine helicopter from 1965. Load – 900 kg, crew – 4-5, armament – 1 torpedo, 4 air-to-earth missiles, speed – 220 km/h, ceiling – 4000 m, flight range – 450 km, power – 900 HP The Kamov Ka-25 (NATO reporting name “Hormone”)…

The Westland Whirlwind helicopter was a British licence-built version of the U.S. Sikorsky S-55/H-19 Chickasaw. It primarily served with the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm in anti-submarine and search and rescue roles. Manufacturer: Westland Aircraft First flight:…

The Aerotécnica AC-14 was a Spanish five-seat light helicopter of the 1950s, designed by Jean Cantinieau, based on enlarging his Nord Norelfe design. The AC-14 continued the Cantinieau practice of mounting the engine forward of the main rotor, and like the…

The Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter. The Puma was originally built by Sud Aviation of France, and continued to be made by Aérospatiale.

Mi-6 AYA. A Soviet airborne command post (Looking Glass) helicopter from 1975. Crew- 5, flight range – 620 km, max. speed – 250 km/h, ceiling – 4500 m The Mil Mi-6 (NATO reporting name Hook), given the article number izdeliye 50 and company designation V…

The Cierva C.30 was a Spanish autogyro designed by Juan de la Cierva and built under licence from the Cierva Autogiro Company by A V Roe & Co Ltd (Avro), Lioré-et-Olivier and Focke-Wulf. The Cierva Autogiro Company was a British firm established in 1926 to…

On February 28, 1935, Pablo Díaz signed a contract in which he promised to deliver to the Vienna Capellans Pastry Society, three Autogiros. These copies had the particularity of being designed like those of the gyroplanes, invented by Juan de la Cierva. The…

The Eurocopter EC155 (now Airbus Helicopters H155) is a long-range medium-lift passenger transport helicopter developed by Eurocopter from its Dauphin family for civil aviation use. It is a twin-engined aircraft and can carry up to 13 passengers along with…

The Cierva C.6 was the sixth autogyro designed by engineer Juan de la Cierva, and the first one to travel a “major” distance. Cierva, the engineer responsible for the invention of the autogyro, had spent all his funds on the research and creation of his first…