List of helicopter models

List of helicopter models

Popular civil helicopters include the:

• Agusta A109 series
• Bell Model 47 (made famous in the 1950s television show "The Whirlybirds ")
• Bell 206 Jet Ranger and Long Ranger
• Enstrom 28, 280 and 480 models
• Eurocopter Ecureuil/Squirrel, Twin Star, or A-Star (north American marketing name)
• Hiller 12
• Robinson Helicopter R22, and Robinson Helicopter R44
• Schweitzer Website S300C Mfg, S300CB Mfg, S333 Mfg

US Army helicopters:

The US Army helicopter designations can be understood as follows:

• AH: Attack Helicopter
• CH: Cargo Helicopter
• OH: Observation Helicopter
• UH: Utility Helicopter

• AH-1 Cobra
• AH-64 Apache
• CH-47 Chinook (nicknamed the "Wokka Wokka")
• OH-58 Kiowa
• OH-6 Cayuse
• UH-1 Iroquois (nicknamed the "Huey")
• UH-60 Blackhawk

Other military helicopters include:

• Aerospatiale Puma developed as the Eurocopter Super Puma and the Eurocopter Cougar
• AgustaWestland EH101
• CH-53 Super Stallion
• Denel Aviation AH-2 Rooivalk
• Eurocopter Tiger
• Kamov Ka-25 developed into the Ka-27
• Kamov Ka-50
• Mil-24 Hind
• NHI NH90
• Kaman SH-2 Seasprite
• Sikorsky H-3 (nicknamed the "Jolly Green Giant")
• Sikorsky Sea King made famous during the recovery of early US spacecraft from the ocean.
• Westland Lynx (Holds world helicopter speed record)