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The R-4 was the world's first large-scale mass-produced helicopter and the first helicopter used by the United States Army Air Forces, [1] the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard and the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and Royal Navy. In U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard service, the helicopter was known as the Sikorsky HNS-1.
Military utility helicopter Bell Aircraft: Company Model 48: 1946 Never 13 [3] Kellett XR-10: Military transport helicopter Kellett Autogiro Corporation Prototype. Program canceled 1949. 1947 Never 2 Sikorsky S-52: Utility helicopter Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation 1947 1951 93 Kaman HH-43 Huskie: Firefighting/rescue Kaman Aircraft: 1953 1958 [4 ...
As helicopters came into military service, they were quickly pressed into service for search and rescue [note 1] and medical evacuation. During World War II, Flettner Fl 282s were used in Germany for reconnaissance , and Sikorsky R-4s were used by the United States to rescue downed aircrews and injured personnel in remote areas of the China ...
The Bell UH-1 Iroquois (nicknamed "Huey") is a utility military helicopter designed and produced by the American aerospace company Bell Helicopter.It is the first member of the prolific Huey family, as well as the first turbine-powered helicopter in service with the United States military.
The AH-1 was the first U.S. Army helicopter not named for a Native American people since the practice began with the H-13 Sioux and continued with the UH-1 Iroquois, AH-56 Cheyenne, OH-58 Kiowa, and later helicopters. [12] Within its first decade of service, the US Army had put the original Cobra model through various exercises and operations ...
The Sikorsky H-5 (initially designated R-5 [a] and also known as S-48, S-51 and by company designation VS-327 [1]) is a helicopter built by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation.. It was used by the United States Air Force, and its predecessor, the United States Army Air Forces, as well as the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard (with the designations HO2S and HO3S).
The HU-1A (later redesignated the UH-1A) was the first turbine-equipped U.S. helicopter to go into production, and production models first entered service with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, the 82nd Airborne Division and the 57th Medical Detachment.
The first military uses of aviation involved lighter-than-air balloons. During the Battle of Fleurus in 1794, the French observation balloon l'Entreprenant was used to monitor Austrian troop movements. [1] The use of lighter-than-air aircraft in warfare became prevalent in the 19th century, including regular use in the American Civil War.