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European helicopters

Airbus Helicopters (Aérospatiale, Eurocopter), AgustaWestland / Leonardo, Flettner, Fokker, NHIndustries and Marenco.

  1. 1936
    Focke-Wulf Fw 61The first practical helicopterFocke-Wulf · Germany
  2. 1941
    Flettner Fl 282 KolibriThe first helicopter in series productionFlettner · Germany
  3. 1957
    Fairey RotodyneFairey Aviation · United Kingdom
  4. 1959
    Aérospatiale Alouette IIISud Aviation / Aérospatiale · France
  5. 1962
    Aérospatiale SA 321 Super FrelonSud Aviation / Aérospatiale · France
  6. 1965
    Aérospatiale SA 330 PumaAérospatiale · France
  7. 1970
    VFW-Fokker H3 SprinterVFW-Fokker · Germany / Netherlands
  8. 1971
    Westland LynxSpeed record for helicopters (1986)Westland Helicopters · United Kingdom
  9. 1979
    Agusta-Bell AB 412Agusta / Bell · Italy / United States
  10. 1983
    Agusta A129 MangustaAgusta · Italy
  11. 1987
    AgustaWestland AW101AgustaWestland / Leonardo · United Kingdom / Italy
  12. 1991
    Eurocopter TigerEurocopter / Airbus Helicopters · France / Germany
  13. 1995
    NHIndustries NH90NHIndustries · France / Germany / Italy / Netherlands
  14. 2000
    Eurocopter EC725 CaracalEurocopter / Airbus Helicopters · France
  15. 2015
    Airbus H160Airbus Helicopters · France
  16. 2016
    Marenco SKYe SH09Marenco Swisshelicopter / Kopter · Switzerland