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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)
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