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Air Command 447, Commander Sport  Air Command Founded in 1985, Air Command quickly became one of the largest manufacturers of homebuilt rotorcraft kits in the United States. The kits were high quality and easy to build and required no cutting or ... View Helicopter » Bell 206 JetRanger  Bell After Bell's design lost the military competition for a Light Observation Helicopter, they modified the design to make it attractive for commercial use and developed the Bell 206 JetRanger. It became ... View Helicopter » Bell 47B  Bell On March 8, 1946 the Bell 47B became the first commercially certified helicopter in the United States. This small two-place, single engine helicopter featured Bell's patented two-blade rotor and stabi... View Helicopter » Bell 47D-1 / H-13D Sioux  Bell This helicopter introduced the "goldfish bowl" molded canopy and an openwork tail boom. As a MedEvac helicopter, with stretcher pods mounted on the skids, the H-13D became the mainstay of the MASH (m... View Helicopter » Bell 47H-1  Bell Certificated in the spring of 1955, this helicopter was a streamlined version of the Bell 46G. It was intended for executive, air taxi or charter transport. This version featured increased speed and ... View Helicopter »   Bell AH-1F Cobra  Bell Bell Helicopter developed the Cobra in the early 1960s to meet the Army's need for an attack helicopter. The Cobra carried a crew of two, in a tandem arrangement. The gunner sat in front of the pilo... View Helicopter » Bell TH-IL Huey  Bell The Bell "Huey" stands out among modern rotary-wing aircraft because of the many different variations and the large number that were produced. There were over 15,000 Huey's built. It is known for play... View Helicopter » Bensen Gyro-Copter B-8M  Benson Sport A part of Bensen's Gyro-Glider series, the B-8M was first flown on July 8, 1957, and was powered by a 72hp McCulloch piston engine. It was available as a factory built machine or in a kit form for am... View Helicopter » Brantley B-2  Brantley The Brantly B-2 was two-seat, light helicopter that was intended for the commercial market. Debuting in February of 1953, it was highly progressive for the time. The B-2 had a streamlined, skinned, mo... View Helicopter » Enstrom F 28 A  Enstrom Although not an innovative aircraft, the F-28A performed well due to its light structure and clean lines. Built in August 1966, this aircraft is the second production F-28A. It was flown to Detroit an... View Helicopter » Galaxie XRG-65 Glaticopter  Glaticopter The XRG-65 Glaticopter is a one-of-a-kind research helicopter intended to evaluate new ideas in rotor control and drive systems. The fuselage is of welded steel tube construction with an aluminum buck... View Helicopter » Gyrodyne QH-50C (Drone) DSN-3  Gyrodyne Manufactured in 1964, this remote controlled aircraft was used by the Navy's DASH (Drone Antisubmarine Helicopter) program. It was controlled from a destroyer and was "flown" by radar to the suspected... View Helicopter » Hiller 360 / H-23D / G Raven  Hiller Stanley Hiller designed and built his first helicopter at the age of 18. The initial flight for this helicopter was April 3, 1956. This three seat helicopter features an open cockpit and enclosed tai... View Helicopter » Hughes 269A / TH-55A Osage  Hughes The TH-55A Osage originally was used to train U.S. Army helicopter pilots. In 1998, this helicopter was acquired by the American Helicopter Museum to promote the museum and its programs. Its rotor bla... View Helicopter » Hughes 369 (OH-6 / OH-6A) Cayuse  Hughes This helicopter was designed for personnel and cargo transport, light ground attack, casualty evacuation, observation and photographic reconnaissance. Because of its shape it was nicknamed the "flying... View Helicopter » Hughes MD 530F / MH-6J Little Bird  Hughes This version of the OH-6 was known as the MH-6J personnel / assault transport, has been modified to externally transport up to six combat troops and their equipment. It was capable of conducting overt... View Helicopter » Kaman K-20 / HH-2D Seasprite  Kaman While the Seasprite's principle role is search and rescue, it has a wide range of duties including reconnaissance, supply, carrier 'plane guard', communications, ship-to-shore transport, and casualty ... View Helicopter » Piasecki 59K VZ-8P AirGeep Sky-Car I  Piasecki This test model was designed to meet the Army's desire for a vehicle that could be operated by almost anyone and that would not be limited by terrain. The AirGeep could hover, maneuver between buil... View Helicopter » Piasecki H-21 / CH-21B Workhorse  Piasecki The Workhorse won a design competition for high altitude rescue helicopter. It was the French Army's primary helicopter for the Algerian War, where it became the first to use a .50 caliber machine gun... View Helicopter » Piasecki PV-14 / HUP-2 Retriever  Piasecki This is the first U.S. production helicopter to have overlapping blades, which served to reduce its size and allow it to fit on aircraft carriers and cruiser elevators. The HUP Retriever is credited w... View Helicopter » Pitcairn Cierva Autogiro, PCA-1A  Pitcairn First flown in late 1928, the PCA-1A was the second of three experimental Autogiro models that were the first successful American- built rotorcraft and is the oldest existing U.S. built rotorcraft. Ha... View Helicopter » Princeton GEM X-2 Air Scooter  Princeton This is an experimental Ground Effect Machine (GEM) from the 1950's. A nose fan supplied air to the air cushion contained within the peripheral curtain around the 8 ft. diameter platform. Ground Effec... View Helicopter » Robinson R22   Robinson Frank Robinson founded the Robinson Helicopter Company in June, 1973 to design and manufacture a lightweight, inexpensive helicopter for the general aviation market. The result was the two-seat R22. ... View Helicopter » Rotorway Scorpion - Model 133  Rotorway This aircraft is a home built model derived from the Scorpion One. When the Scorpion premiered at the 1967 Oshkosh Home Built Show it was priced at $6000. It could fly two people in cool, low density ... View Helicopter »   Rotorway Scorpion - Model II  Rotorway This aircraft is a home built model derived from the Scorpion One. When the Scorpion premiered at the 1967 Oshkosh Home Built Show it was priced at $6000. It could fly two people in cool, low density ... View Helicopter » Sikorsky S-51 / R5  Sikorsky The S-51 was the first commercial helicopter designed by Sikorsky. Using five S-51s which have a four seat cabin, Los Angeles Airways initiated the world's first scheduled helicopter passenger service... View Helicopter » Sikorsky S-52 / HO5S  Sikorsky The Sikorsky S-52 was the third helicopter to receive civil certification. In 1947, the S-52 made its public debut at the Easter Show at Radio City Music Hall. It was the first American helicopter to ... View Helicopter »   Sikorsky S-61 / HH-3 Sea King  Sikorsky A relatively heavy helicopter, the S-61 had a large fuel capacity which gave it a high endurance for antisubmarine warfare or long range rescue missions. It made the first nonstop trans-Atlantic helic... View Helicopter » Sikorsky S-62 / HH-52 Sea Guardian  Sikorsky In 1960, the S-60 became the first American turbine-powered helicopter to be certified by the FAA for commercial operations. It was also the first helicopter to be built with a watertight boat-hull fu... View Helicopter » Sud-Ouest SO-1221 Djinn  SudOuest This unique helicopter features a 'cold jet' propulsion system. A gas turbine supplies compressed air which is ducted through the rotor blades and then expelled as compressed air through nozzles at th... View Helicopter » V-22 Osprey  Bell-Boeing This prototype tiltrotor aircraft combines the vertical lift capabilities of a helicopter and the high-speed characteristics of a turboprop airplane. The cabin can carry up to 24 troops or 20,000 poun... View Helicopter »