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  1. Helicopter | Facts, History, & Types | Britannica

    Nov 29, 2025 · A helicopter is an aircraft with one or more power-driven horizontal propellers or rotors that enable it to take off and land vertically, to move in any direction, or to remain …

  2. Helicopter - Wikipedia

    The Focke-Wulf Fw 61 was the first successful, practical, and fully controllable helicopter in 1936, while in 1942, the Sikorsky R-4 became the first helicopter to reach full-scale production.

  3. History of Helicopters: From Early Designs to Modern Innovations

    Nov 13, 2025 · Nearly 100 years after practical rotorcraft first flew, rotary-wing machines now reach remote peaks and congested city rooftops with life-saving speed. A helicopter is a …

  4. 21 Types of Helicopters Explained (A Full Guide)

    So if you’re a helicopter buff or just curious about helicopters, come along as we explore the seven types of helicopters and learn what separates them from the rest. What is a helicopter? …

  5. Types of Helicopters Explained: Light Utility, Transport, and Heavy ...

    Oct 23, 2025 · Since practical flights began in the 1930s, helicopters have split into clear categories: light trainers and patrol craft, medium EMS and police models, and heavy …

  6. Helicopter - Rotor, Flight, Design | Britannica

    Nov 29, 2025 · In an airplane, the flight path of the wing is fixed in relation to its forward flight; in a helicopter, the flight path of the rotor advances forward (to the helicopter’s nose) and then …

  7. 2 people killed in midair helicopter crash in New Jersey

    2 days ago · At least one of the two helicopters was engulfed in flames after both aircraft crash-landed Sunday morning.

  8. Helicopters - Airbus

    Airbus helicopters are an essential tool for first responders, firefighters, public service operators and military customers flying critical missions across the globe.

  9. Second pilot has died after a midair helicopter crash in New …

    2 days ago · The aircrafts, an Enstrom F-28A and an Enstrom 280C helicopter, collided in mid-air Sunday after departing from Hammonton Municipal Airport, police say.

  10. Names released of 2 pilots killed in midair helicopter collision in ...

    2 days ago · Names released of 2 pilots killed in midair helicopter collision in Hammonton, New Jersey Witnesses across the area described seeing the helicopters flying unusually close …