Category: Helicopters

The NHIndustries NH90 is a medium-sized, twin-engine, multi-role military helicopter. It was developed in response to NATO requirements for a combat helicopter that would also be capable of operating in naval aviation. The NH90 was developed and manufactured by NHIndustries, a company owned by Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo (formerly AgustaWestland) and Fokker Aerostructures. The first prototype…

The Westland WS-61 Sea King helicopter is a British licensed version of the American Sikorsky S-61 helicopter of the same name. The Westland WS-61 Sea King was built by Westland Helicopters. The helicopter is significantly different from the American version. It has Rolls-Royce Gnome engines (derived from the American General Electric T58 engine) fitted. The…

The Westland Lynx is a British multi-role twin-engine military helicopter designed and built by Westland Helicopters. Production was carried out at the Yeovil, Somerset, England factory. The first flight was made on March 21, 1971. Originally, the helicopter was designed as a machine for both civil and maritime use. Military interest led to the development…

The Mil Mi-2 helicopter is one of the most recognizable helicopters in the world. In the NATO code Mi-2 was named Hoplite. (Hoplite is a heavily armed foot soldier in ancient Greece from the 7th to the 4th century BC). The helicopter also received several dialectal names, including the most popular "Kettle". It was designed…

Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King is an American multi-role helicopter developed and manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. It made its first flight on March 11, 1959. About 1,300 were built. The helicopter was powered by two General Electric T58-GE-10 turbine engines with a power of 2 x 1,238 kW.

The helicopter was developed as Eurocopter EC-155, and now (2022) it is called Airbus Helicopters H-155. The helicopter was developed by Eurocopter on the basis of the Dauphin family of helicopters for civil applications. The Eurocopter EC-155 helicopter is powered by two turboprop engines and can carry 12 passengers and a crew of two. The…

During communist Poland, the Citizens’ Militia (Milicja) did not have helicopters. The tasks of protecting public safety and protecting the communist authorities were performed by helicopters belonging to the 103rd Air Regiment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Warsaw. After the socio-economic changes in 1989, the Militia was transformed into the Police, which dates…

The French Alouette III helicopter is a light multi-role helicopter used in civil and military aviation in many countries. The helicopter was one of the first to be powered by a single turbine engine. The Alouette III helicopter was developed by Sud Aviation, which was formed by the merger of SNCASE (Société Nationale de Constructions…

The Bell OH-58 Kiowa is a family of single-engine, single-rotor military helicopters used for observation, utility and direct fire support. The helicopter was developed in the USA by Bell Helicopter. The Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopter is closely related to the civilian Model 206A JetRanger helicopter. The Bell OH-58 helicopter (factory designation D-250, competition designation YHO-4)…

The Mil Mi-2 helicopter is one of the most recognizable helicopters in the world. In the NATO code Mi-2 was named Hoplite. (Hoplite is a heavily armed foot soldier in ancient Greece from the 7th to the 4th century BC). The helicopter also received several dialectal names, including the most popular "Kettle". It was designed…