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Heavier-than-air aircraft with rotating wings
A rotary-wing aircraft, rotorwing aircraft or rotorcraft is a heavier-than-air aircraft with rotary wings that spin around a vertical mast to generate
Rotorcraft
1960-2008 helicopter manufacturing subsidiary of The Boeing Company
Boeing Rotorcraft Systems (formerly Boeing Helicopters and Boeing Vertol) is the former name of an American aircraft manufacturer, now the Vertical Lift
Boeing_Rotorcraft_Systems
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z This is a list of rotorcraft, including helicopters, autogyros, rotor kites and convertiplanes. A-B
List_of_rotorcraft
Vehicle or machine that can fly by gaining support from the air
from its engines. Common examples of aircraft include airplanes, drones, rotorcraft (including helicopters), airships (including blimps), gliders, paramotors
Aircraft
Rotorcraft with unpowered rotor
gyrocopter, is a class of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift. A gyroplane "means a rotorcraft whose rotors are not
Autogyro
Company based in the state of California, United States
Barnett Rotorcraft is an American aircraft manufacturer established by Jerry Barnett in Olivehurst, California in 1962 to market gyrocopters for homebuilding
Barnett_Rotorcraft
Aircraft manufacturer
Raven Rotorcraft (also called Raven Redrives and Raven Rotorcraft & Redrives, Inc.) is an American aircraft manufacturer based in El Prado, New Mexico
Raven_Rotorcraft
Type of rotorcraft
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and
Helicopter
India helicopters manufacture
Indian Rotorcraft Limited (IRL) is a company specialising in the manufacture of helicopters within India for the global market. Established in 2010, it
Indian_Rotorcraft
Italy Rotorcraft 1976 0.680 920 AgustaWestland AW101/EH-101 Italy United Kingdom Rotorcraft 1999 5.5 833 AgustaWestland AW139 Italy Rotorcraft 2003 1
List of military transport aircraft
List_of_military_transport_aircraft
Future NASA mission to Titan
Dragonfly is an upcoming NASA mission to send a robotic rotorcraft to the surface of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. It is to be launched in July 2028
Dragonfly_(Titan_space_probe)
This is a list of the most-produced rotorcraft. Production runs typically include variants and licensed production. Aircraft still in production are highlighted
List of most-produced rotorcraft
List_of_most-produced_rotorcraft
All aircraft produced by India
UAV Unmanned combat aerial vehicle ADE Prototype testing IAI-HAL NRUAV Rotorcraft Unmanned naval helicopter Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Under development
List_of_Indian_aircraft
includes reconnaissance, transport, liaison, armed support, etc. Training aircraft Eurocopter AS555 Fennec France Rotorcraft trainer AS555 UN Fennec 2 17
List of active military aircraft of the French Armed Forces
List_of_active_military_aircraft_of_the_French_Armed_Forces
Iranian aircraft company
Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA), (Persian: شرکت صنایع هواپیماسازی ایران – هسا) or Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries Corporation
Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries Corporation
Iran_Aircraft_Manufacturing_Industries_Corporation
Aerospace manufacturer in the United States
Fort Worth, Texas. A subsidiary of Textron, Bell manufactures military rotorcraft at facilities in Fort Worth, and Amarillo, Texas, United States and commercial
Bell_Textron
Austrian UAV rotorcraft
Camcopter S-100 is an Austrian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using a rotorcraft design. Produced by the Austrian company Schiebel, it was developed from
Schiebel_Camcopter_S-100
Utility helicopter
meet a Nepalese Army Air Service and Indian Air Force requirement for a rotorcraft capable of undertaking operations at hot and high conditions. Both countries
Aérospatiale_SA_315B_Lama
AH-64D Apache United States Rotorcraft Attack Unknown 46 Unknown About to get more upgraded Kamov Ka-52 Russia Rotorcraft Attack/Scout Unknown 46 Unknown
List of aircraft of the Egyptian Air Force
List_of_aircraft_of_the_Egyptian_Air_Force
ISBN 9781903223246 Ryszard Witkowski, 2009 Allied Rotorcraft of the WW2 Period MMP Books Ryszard Witkowski, 2007 Rotorcraft of the Third Reich MMP Books
List of rotorcraft used in World War II
List_of_rotorcraft_used_in_World_War_II
The Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft or UCAR was a program carried out by DARPA and the United States Army in 2002–2004 to develop an unmanned combat helicopter
Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft
Unmanned_Combat_Armed_Rotorcraft
Russian rotorcraft manufacturing company
JSC Kamov (Russian: Камов) is a rotorcraft manufacturing company based in Lyubertsy, Russia. The Kamov Design Bureau (design office prefix Ka) has more
Kamov
European aviation noise pollution initiative
technologies and configurations covering large aircraft and business jets. Green Rotorcraft (GRC): Co-led by AgustaWestland and Airbus Helicopters. This ITD focuses
Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking
Clean_Aviation_Joint_Undertaking
Helicopter anti-torque system based on a ducted fan
traditional spinning rotor. It was first developed for use on an operational rotorcraft by the French company Sud Aviation (now part of Airbus Helicopters), being
Fenestron
The Rotorcraft Industry Technology Association (RITA) was a non-profit organization formed by the rotorcraft industry to collaborate with the U.S. Federal
Rotorcraft Industry Technology Association
Rotorcraft_Industry_Technology_Association
1963 scout helicopter
in the Vietnam War. In theater, it was commonly operated in teams with rotorcraft such as the Bell AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter, using so-called "hunter-killer"
Hughes_OH-6_Cayuse
Military utility helicopter
of the Dauphin was used as the starting point for the project; the new rotorcraft was designed to perform utility, anti-tank, troop-transport, and maritime
Eurocopter_AS565_Panther
American aerospace engineer (1922–2002)
aerodynamics and aerospace engineering. He was a co-author of the early rotorcraft engineering text Aerodynamics of the Helicopter, which, although published
Alfred_Gessow
Aviation branch of the French Navy
French Naval Aviation (often abbreviated in French to: Aéronavale (contraction of Aéronautique navale), or Aviation navale, or more simply l'Aéro) is the
French_Naval_Aviation
American helicopter
The Rotorcraft XR-11, known by the company as the X-2 Dragonfly, was an American two-seat lightweight helicopter built in the 1940s for evaluation by the
Rotorcraft_XR-11
Type of VTOL aircraft
tiltwings) which attempt to combine the low-speed maneuverability of rotorcraft with the high airspeeds of conventional airplanes. The gyrodyne was invented
Gyrodyne
Jet nozzle at the tip of some helicopter rotor blades
engineer Vittorio Isacco designed and constructed several unorthodox rotorcraft which became known as the Helicogyre. During 1929, Helicogyre K1171 was
Tip_jet
Division of the Boeing Company that builds military aircraft, weapons, and space systems
based in St. Louis, Missouri. The division builds military airplanes, rotorcraft, and missiles, as well as space systems for both commercial and military
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Boeing_Defense,_Space_&_Security
Rotorcraft manufacturers fall into two broad categories: those that can design, certify and manufacture new designs from scratch and those that can only
List of rotorcraft manufacturers by country
List_of_rotorcraft_manufacturers_by_country
2009 French light helicopter
This rotorcraft would incorporate numerous safety-related and general technological advances commonly applied to larger turbine-powered rotorcraft, but
Guimbal_Cabri_G2
Aircraft powered directly by electricity, with no other engine needed
single pair of coaxial rotors. The Dragonfly rotorcraft lander should be the second aircraft and rotorcraft to operate on another astronomical object than
Electric_aircraft
In the aerodynamics of rotorcraft like helicopters, phase lag refers to the angular difference between the point at which a control input to a rotor blade
Phase_lag_(rotorcraft)
American aerospace and defense corporation
American multinational corporation that designs and manufactures airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, and missiles worldwide. The company also provides
Boeing
Class of helicopters
the reduction of several different signatures typically generated by a rotorcraft, including those of noise, radar, and infrared. In many ways, helicopters
Stealth_helicopter
British aircraft manufacturer
Westland Aircraft was a British aircraft manufacturer located in Yeovil, Somerset. Formed as a separate company by separation from Petters Limited just
Westland_Aircraft
UAV manufacturer based in Switzerland and Sweden
(UAS) rotorcraft. The company also owns the Hirth company, whose range of light two-stroke engines provide the power units for the rotorcraft. Swiss
UMS_Skeldar
European Future Advanced Rotorcraft (EuroFAR) was a proposed tiltrotor aircraft that was pursued during the 1980s and 1990s. It was a collaborative programme
EuroFAR
Utility helicopter in the South African Air Force
330 Puma. Seeking to improve and augment the SAAF's existing fleet of rotorcraft, domestic industries examined means of improving the Puma helicopter.
Atlas_Oryx
Ka-27 Soviet Union Rotorcraft Attack 1982 Kamov Ka-52 Russia Rotorcraft Attack 2011 41 on order. Kamov Ka-226 Russia Rotorcraft Utility 2003 Kazan Ansat
List of active Russian military aircraft
List_of_active_Russian_military_aircraft
American anti-submarine helicopter
by Sikorsky Aircraft. A landmark design, it was one of the first ASW rotorcraft to use turboshaft engines. The Sea King has its origins in efforts by
Sikorsky_SH-3_Sea_King
Type of aircraft
per 10 million hours on high-utilization platforms by combining current rotorcraft experience with advances in autonomous flight, airspace integration and
Personal_air_vehicle
Sixth planet from the Sun
NASA's Dragonfly mission—the fourth in the New Frontiers program—is a rotorcraft probe designed to explore Saturn's moon Titan, and to search for signs
Saturn
Polish light utility helicopter
formally re-launched and, in addition to the switch of power plant, the rotorcraft's design was substantially modified. Design alternations include the adoption
PZL_SW-4_Puszczyk
Tandem transport helicopter designed by Vertol
during 1956. It was envisioned as a successor to the first generation of rotorcraft, such as the H-21 "Flying Banana", that had been powered by piston engines;
Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight
Boeing_Vertol_CH-46_Sea_Knight
Light helicopter gunship
based on the MH-6 Little Bird and MD 500 family. Developed by Boeing Rotorcraft Systems, these include the Unmanned Little Bird (ULB) demonstrator, the
Boeing_AH-6
is a seaplane which can also operate from land. (They do not include rotorcraft, or ground-effect vehicles which can only skim along close to the water)
List of flying boats and floatplanes
List_of_flying_boats_and_floatplanes
Helicopter with two horizontal rotor assemblies
Piasecki PV-14 (1948) Rotorcraft XR-11 (1947) Yakovlev Yak-24 (1952) Coaxial-rotor aircraft Intermeshing-rotor helicopter Rotorcraft Tiltrotor Transverse-rotor
Tandem-rotor_aircraft
Medium utility helicopter
Testing had revealed a need to relocate some electronics systems to the rotorcraft's nose from the rear portion of the main fuselage for center of gravity
Airbus_Helicopters_H160
Single-engine, eight-seat utility helicopter manufactured by Leonardo
the AW109 in the 1970s; however this concept did not emerge and no such rotorcraft actually built. The helicopter that was eventually to enter production
AgustaWestland_AW119_Koala
Topics referred to by the same term
reusable spacecraft by SpaceX Dragonfly (Titan space probe), a planned NASA rotorcraft and lander for a mission to Titan Project Dragonfly (space study), a conceptual
Dragonfly_(disambiguation)
Rotorcraft with more than two rotors
A multirotor or multicopter is a rotorcraft with more than two lift-generating rotors separated horizontally. An advantage of multirotor aircraft is the
Multirotor
This listing of flight altitude records are the records set for the highest aeronautical flights conducted in the atmosphere and beyond, set since the
List of flight altitude records
List_of_flight_altitude_records
Single-engine light helicopter
manufacturer Aerospatiale to further develop their AS350 series Écureuil rotorcraft, which had been originally developed in the early 1970s. On 6 February
Eurocopter_EC130
Medium utility helicopter
partnership between Turbomeca and AVIC Engine for the rotorcraft. The engines drive the rotorcraft's five-blade Spheriflex main rotor and a three-blade tail
Airbus_Helicopters_H175
German/Japanese utility helicopter
helicopters in favor of a collaborative venture to development of a new rotorcraft for that role. While the program's costs were shared equally, the workshare
MBB/Kawasaki_BK_117
Aircraft that provides common satellite services
high-altitude balloons. Boeing A160 Hummingbird The Boeing A160 Hummingbird is a rotorcraft produced by Boeing. First flown in 2002, the program had goals of a 24-hour
High-altitude platform station
High-altitude_platform_station
British aircraft manufacturer
Avro (an initialism of the founder's name, A.V. Roe) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First
Avro
Retired NASA helicopter on the Mars 2020 mission
rotorcraft at JPL. The key focus is to develop the technology needed to deploy science payloads, between 0.5 and 2.0 kg (1 and 4 lb), on rotorcraft platforms
Ingenuity_(helicopter)
Examination for airmen certification in the United States of America
Airplane Rotorcraft Flight Instructor Rotorcraft Gyroplane Glider Instrument Airplane Instrument Helicopter Aircraft Dispatcher Private Pilot Rotorcraft Gyroplane
FAA_Practical_Test
Defunct West German aerospace manufacturer
successful product produced primarily by MBB was the Bo 105 helicopter. This rotorcraft, the design of which was headed by German engineer Ludwig Bölkow, made
Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm
Indian Light Combat Helicopter
1999, which revealed the Indian Armed Forces lacked a suitable armed rotorcraft capable of operating unrestricted in the high-altitude theatre. During
HAL_Prachand
Active United Kingdom military aircraft directory
under civil contract until 2026. Helicopters Boeing Chinook United States Rotorcraft Transport 1980 36 50 All HC.Mk 6A variants being withdrawn from service;
List of active United Kingdom military aircraft
List_of_active_United_Kingdom_military_aircraft
Attack helicopter by Atlas Aircraft Corporation, later Denel Aviation
speculated to have likely resulted in a smaller and potentially more economic rotorcraft. Ultimately, it was decided to adopt both the powerplant and dynamic systems
Denel_Rooivalk
Safety management approach
efficiently and effectively. Threat and error management has been adapted for rotorcraft operations through guidance and training materials for helicopter pilots
Threat_and_error_management
The list of aircraft of World War II includes all of the aircraft used by countries that were at war during World War II from the period between when the
List of aircraft of World War II
List_of_aircraft_of_World_War_II
Helicopter made by Bölkow
was the first light twin-engine helicopter in the world, and the first rotorcraft that could perform aerobatic maneuvers such as inverted loops. The Bo
MBB_Bo_105
Turbine helicopter by Leonardo
multi-purpose helicopter designed and initially produced by the Italian rotorcraft manufacturer Agusta. It was the first all-Italian helicopter to be mass-produced
AgustaWestland_AW109
Flying robot for planetary exploration
possible for the Mars Scout Program. A number of advantages of a viable rotorcraft design were noted, including the ability to pass over difficult Mars terrain
Aerobot
Attack helicopter prototype (1996–2004)
program with the aim of producing a replacement for several existing rotorcraft, including the UH-1, AH-1, OH-6, and OH-58 helicopters. Then in 1988 a
Boeing–Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche
Boeing–Sikorsky_RAH-66_Comanche
name List of civil aircraft List of jet aircraft of World War II List of rotorcraft manufacturers by country Lists of military aircraft by nation List of
List of aircraft manufacturers
List_of_aircraft_manufacturers
A human-powered aircraft (HPA) is an aircraft belonging to the class of vehicles known as human-powered transport. As its name suggests, HPAs have the
Human-powered_aircraft
Helicopter manufacturing division of Airbus
AS365, the AS565, the Tiger and the NH90, which kept their names. X3 rotorcraft – hybrid helicopter with two forward propellers, which achieved a 255-knot
Airbus_Helicopters
Aircraft component fixed to the end of the wings to improve performance
Wingtip devices are intended to improve the efficiency of fixed-wing aircraft by reducing drag. Although there are several types of wing tip devices which
Wingtip_device
French single-engine utility helicopter
Aérospatiale at the end of the decade, had developed a broad range of rotorcraft, including the Gazelle, a fast scout/light attack helicopter, and the
Aérospatiale_SA_360_Dauphin
German naval aviation
purpose) Air Base Group Marinefliegergeschwader 5 commands the navies rotorcraft fleet of Westland Sea Lynx MK 88 A and Sea King Mk 41 helicopters, tasked
Marineflieger
Proposed four-rotor derivative of the V-22 Osprey
for a C-130-size V/STOL transport for the US Army's Future Transport Rotorcraft program and would have 50% commonality with the V-22. This design was
Bell_Boeing_Quad_TiltRotor
Type of aircraft
The Fairey FB-1 Gyrodyne was an experimental British rotorcraft that used a single lifting rotor and a tractor propeller mounted on the tip of the starboard
Fairey_FB-1_Gyrodyne
Utility helicopter family by Sud Aviation
II was a widely used type and popular with operators, with over 1,300 rotorcraft eventually being constructed between 1956 and 1975. The type was predominantly
Aérospatiale_Alouette_II
American presidential transport helicopter
Martin VH-71 Kestrel Mil Mi-38 NHIndustries NH90 Related lists List of rotorcraft "Final VH-92A Patriot accepted". 19 August 2024. "VH-92A Presidential
Sikorsky_VH-92_Patriot
Increased aircraft lift generated when close to fixed surface
"float" while accelerating towards the climb speed, reducing friction. For rotorcraft, ground effect reduces drag on the rotor near the ground. At high weights
Ground_effect_(aerodynamics)
Museum in Somerset, United Kingdom
and historian Elfan ap Rees, began to build up a private collection of rotorcraft documentation and artefacts. Over the next ten years his collection grew
The_Helicopter_Museum
Italian attack helicopter
Vergiate. There are to be a single prototype and three pre-serial production rotorcraft built ahead of quantity production AW249s. As per the original timetable
Leonardo Helicopters AW249 Fenice
Leonardo_Helicopters_AW249_Fenice
Aviation museum in England
The Army Flying Museum, previously known as the Museum of Army Flying, is a British military aviation museum about the history of flying in the British
Army_Flying_Museum
Aircraft for transporting heavy payloads
size for each major class of aircraft: balloon, airship, aeroplane and rotorcraft. Hybrids are listed under the biggest component whether it be envelope
Large_aircraft
The Autonomous Rotorcraft Sniper System (ARSS) was an experimental robotic weapons system that was in development by the U.S. Army since 2005, but no information
Autonomous Rotorcraft Sniper System
Autonomous_Rotorcraft_Sniper_System
Medium-lift helicopter for the Indian Armed Forces
variant designated Deck-Based Multirole Helicopter (DBMRH). The planned rotorcraft is expected to have a maximum takeoff weight of 13 tonnes with a five
Indian_Multi_Role_Helicopter
Aerospace manufacturer in Northern Ireland
Short Brothers plc, usually referred to as Shorts or Short, was an aerospace company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Since December 8, 2025, the facility
Short_Brothers
Experimental compound helicopter
($5.44 billion) Clean Sky 2 research program as one of two high-speed rotorcraft flight demonstrators. Airbus began development of the hybrid composite
Eurocopter_X³
1950s British compound gyroplane
for a passenger-carrying rotorcraft, commonly referred to the Bealine-Bus or BEA Bus. This was to be a multi-engined rotorcraft capable of serving as a
Fairey_Rotodyne
Soviet experimental gyrodyne
(air)screw-wing) (Cyrillic: Камов Ка-22 Винтокрыл) (NATO reporting name: Hoop) was a rotorcraft developed by Kamov for the Soviet Air Force. The experimental transport
Kamov_Ka-22
Certification procedure
Utility, Aerobatic and Commuter Aeroplanes EASA CS-27, Small Rotorcraft EASA CS-29, Large Rotorcraft Federal Aviation Regulations § Part 25 Transport category
EASA_CS-25
Belgian aircraft engine manufacturer
company which manufactures engines designed for use in light aircraft and rotorcraft. In 2001, the founding partners of ULPower were asked to fix an issue
ULPower_Aero_Engines
Kamov helicopter
lists List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS List of rotorcraft "[Actu] Le Kamov Ka-31(R)". Red Samovar. 21 March 2020. Paul Jackson (1999)
Kamov_Ka-31
The Agusta A.105 was an Italian rotorcraft designed by Agusta. It was never developed beyond the prototype stage. The A.105 was designed to simplify the
Agusta_A.105
World governing body for air sports
Skydiving through the FAI International Skydiving Commission Rotorcraft through the FAI Rotorcraft Commission (Commission Internationale de giraviation – CIG)
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
Fédération_Aéronautique_Internationale
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