Explore current, operational, historic and developmental helicopter models organized by manufacturer. The directory groups closely related variants into aircraft families and preserves familiar military designations and nicknames.
Directory scope: This is a curated reference to major production aircraft, widely operated models and historically significant designs—not every one-off prototype or homebuilt helicopter. Tiltrotors and compound demonstrators are identified separately.
Airbus Helicopters20 aircraft
Current Airbus aircraft and important Aérospatiale, Sud Aviation and Eurocopter predecessors.
- Airbus H125 (AS350 AStar/Écureuil) Current
- Airbus H130 (EC130) Current
- Airbus H135 (EC135) Current
- Airbus H145 (EC145/BK117 D-3) Current
- Airbus H160 Current
- Airbus H175 (EC175) Current
- Airbus H215 (AS332 Super Puma) Current
- Airbus H225 (EC225 Super Puma) Current
- Airbus H225M Caracal Current
- Airbus Tiger (EC665) Operational
- Airbus H120/EC120 Colibri In service
- Airbus H155/EC155 In service
- Aérospatiale AS365 Dauphin In service
- Aérospatiale AS565 Panther In service
- Aérospatiale Alouette II Historic
- Aérospatiale Alouette III Historic
- Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama Historic
- Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma Historic
- Aérospatiale SA 341/342 Gazelle Historic
- Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon Historic
Bell21 aircraft
Commercial and military helicopters produced by Bell and its predecessor companies.
- Bell 505 Jet Ranger X Current
- Bell 407GXi Current
- Bell 429 Current
- SUBARU Bell 412EPX Current
- Bell 525 Relentless Developmental
- Bell AH-1Z Viper Operational
- Bell UH-1Y Venom Operational
- Bell 206 JetRanger/LongRanger In service
- Bell 212 In service
- Bell 214 In service
- Bell 412 family In service
- Bell OH-58 Kiowa In service
- Bell 30 Historic
- Bell 47 Historic
- Bell 204/205 Historic
- Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) Historic
- Bell AH-1 Cobra Historic
- Bell 222/230 Historic
- Bell 427 Historic
- Bell 249 Historic
- Bell 360 Invictus Prototype
Boeing and Vertol6 aircraft
Boeing military helicopters and aircraft inherited from the Piasecki and Vertol lines.
- Boeing AH-64 Apache Current
- Boeing CH-47 Chinook Current
- Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf Operational
- Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight (Vertol 107) In service
- Boeing Vertol YUH-61 Historic
- Boeing–Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche Prototype
Leonardo and AgustaWestland19 aircraft
Leonardo helicopters and major Agusta, AgustaWestland and Westland-derived families.
- Leonardo AW09 Developmental
- Leonardo AW109 Trekker Current
- Leonardo AW119Kx Current
- Leonardo AW139 Current
- Leonardo AW149 Current
- Leonardo AW169 Current
- Leonardo AW189 Current
- Leonardo AW101 Current
- Leonardo AW159 Wildcat Current
- Leonardo AW249 Developmental
- Leonardo TH-73A Thrasher Operational
- Agusta A109 family In service
- AgustaWestland AW109 Grand/GrandNew In service
- AgustaWestland AW109 Power In service
- AgustaWestland AW119 Koala In service
- Agusta A129 Mangusta In service
- Westland Lynx In service
- Agusta A101 Historic
- Agusta A106 Historic
Sikorsky21 aircraft
Sikorsky commercial, military and historically significant helicopter families.
- Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk Current
- Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk Current
- Sikorsky MH-60 Seahawk/Knighthawk Current
- Sikorsky S-92 Current
- Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion Current
- Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion Operational
- Sikorsky VH-92A Patriot Operational
- Sikorsky S-76 In service
- Sikorsky S-61/SH-3 Sea King In service
- Sikorsky S-64/CH-54 Skycrane In service
- Sikorsky VS-300 Historic
- Sikorsky R-4 Historic
- Sikorsky S-51/H-5 Historic
- Sikorsky S-52 Historic
- Sikorsky S-55/H-19 Historic
- Sikorsky S-58/H-34 Historic
- Sikorsky S-62/HH-52 Seaguard Historic
- Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk Historic
- Sikorsky X2 Prototype
- Sikorsky S-97 Raider Prototype
- Sikorsky Raider X Developmental
Robinson Helicopter Company3 aircraft
Widely operated light piston and turbine helicopters used for training, private flying and utility work.
- Robinson R22 Current
- Robinson R44 Current
- Robinson R66 Current
MD Helicopters and Hughes13 aircraft
The light-helicopter family that originated with Hughes and continued through McDonnell Douglas and MD Helicopters.
- MD 500E Current
- MD 530F Current
- MD 530G Current
- MD 600N Current
- MD 902 Explorer Current
- MD 520N In service
- MD 500 Defender Operational
- MH-6 Little Bird Operational
- AH-6 Little Bird Operational
- Hughes 269 Historic
- Hughes 300 Historic
- Hughes 500 Historic
- Hughes OH-6 Cayuse Historic
Enstrom Helicopter Corporation6 aircraft
American light piston and turbine helicopters used for training, private and utility operations.
- Enstrom F28F Current
- Enstrom 280FX Current
- Enstrom 480B Current
- Enstrom 480B Elite Current
- Enstrom F-28A/C Historic
- Enstrom 280C/F Historic
Schweizer and Sikorsky light helicopters5 aircraft
Training and utility helicopters descended from the Hughes 269 design.
- Schweizer 300C Current
- Schweizer 300CBi Current
- Schweizer 330 In service
- Schweizer 333 In service
- Schweizer S-434 In service
Hélicoptères Guimbal1 aircraft
French manufacturer of the modern two-seat Cabri training helicopter.
- Guimbal Cabri G2 Current
Kaman5 aircraft
American manufacturer known for intermeshing-rotor aircraft and specialized military and external-lift helicopters.
- Kaman K-MAX Current
- Kaman SH-2 Seasprite In service
- Kaman HH-43 Huskie Historic
- Kaman K-225 Historic
- Kaman HOK/HUK Historic
Erickson1 aircraft
Manufacturer and operator of the S-64 Air Crane heavy-lift helicopter family originally designed by Sikorsky.
- Erickson S-64 Air Crane Current
Mil15 aircraft
Soviet and Russian helicopter families ranging from light utility aircraft to the world’s largest production helicopters.
- Mil Mi-8 Hip Operational
- Mil Mi-17 Hip Operational
- Mil Mi-24 Hind Operational
- Mil Mi-35 Hind Operational
- Mil Mi-26 Halo Operational
- Mil Mi-28 Havoc Operational
- Mil Mi-38 Operational
- Mil Mi-2 Hoplite In service
- Mil Mi-6 Hook In service
- Mil Mi-10 Harke In service
- Mil Mi-14 Haze In service
- Mil Mi-1 Hare Historic
- Mil Mi-4 Hound Historic
- Mil Mi-12/V-12 Homer Historic
- Mil Mi-42 Prototype
Kamov12 aircraft
Soviet and Russian helicopters best known for coaxial-rotor designs.
- Kamov Ka-27 Helix Operational
- Kamov Ka-28 Helix Operational
- Kamov Ka-29 Helix Operational
- Kamov Ka-31 Helix Operational
- Kamov Ka-32 Operational
- Kamov Ka-50 Black Shark Operational
- Kamov Ka-52 Alligator Operational
- Kamov Ka-226 In service
- Kamov Ka-62 Developmental
- Kamov Ka-15 Hen Historic
- Kamov Ka-25 Hormone Historic
- Kamov Ka-26 Hoodlum Historic
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited6 aircraft
Indian civil and military helicopters developed or produced by HAL.
- HAL Dhruv Current
- HAL Light Combat Helicopter Prachand Current
- HAL Light Utility Helicopter Current
- HAL Cheetah In service
- HAL Chetak In service
- HAL Indian Multi Role Helicopter Developmental
Korea Aerospace Industries3 aircraft
South Korean military helicopter programs and derivatives.
- KAI KUH-1 Surion Operational
- KAI MUH-1 Marineon Operational
- KAI Light Armed Helicopter Current
Turkish Aerospace4 aircraft
Turkish utility and attack helicopter programs.
- T129 ATAK Operational
- T625 Gökbey Current
- T929 ATAK II Developmental
- T925 heavy utility helicopter Developmental
NHIndustries2 aircraft
European consortium responsible for the NH90 military helicopter family.
- NHIndustries NH90 TTH Current
- NHIndustries NH90 NFH Current
PZL-Świdnik5 aircraft
Polish helicopter manufacturer now part of Leonardo.
- PZL W-3 Sokół In service
- PZL SW-4 In service
- PZL SM-1 Historic
- PZL SM-2 Historic
- PZL Mi-2 Historic
Japanese manufacturers5 aircraft
Helicopters developed or license-produced by Kawasaki, Mitsubishi and Subaru in Japan.
- Kawasaki BK117 D-3 Current
- Kawasaki OH-1 Ninja Operational
- Kawasaki KV-107 In service
- Mitsubishi H-60 family Operational
- Subaru UH-2 Operational
Chinese manufacturers10 aircraft
Major AVIC, Changhe and Harbin civil and military helicopter families.
- AVIC AC311 Current
- AVIC AC312 Current
- AVIC AC313 Current
- AVIC AC352 Current
- Changhe Z-8 Operational
- Changhe Z-10 Operational
- Harbin Z-9 Operational
- Harbin Z-19 Operational
- Harbin Z-5 In service
- AVIC Advanced Heavy Lift helicopter Developmental
Westland and British historic helicopters9 aircraft
Important British helicopter types, including Westland-built and independently developed aircraft.
- Westland Sea King In service
- Westland Lynx In service
- Westland Wasp Historic
- Westland Scout Historic
- Westland Whirlwind Historic
- Westland Wessex Historic
- Westland Westminster Historic
- Bristol Sycamore Historic
- Bristol Belvedere Historic
Other light and kit helicopters12 aircraft
Selected certified, experimental and kit-built light-helicopter families.
- Dynali H3 Current
- Hill HX50 Developmental
- Hill HC50 Developmental
- Konnër K1-S16 Current
- Mosquito helicopter family Current
- RotorWay A600 Talon Current
- Safari 400 Current
- Brantly B-2 In service
- Hiller UH-12 In service
- Hiller XH-44 Historic
- Piasecki H-21 Workhorse/Shawnee Historic
- Piasecki HUP Retriever Historic
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Building the aircraft library
Linked aircraft names have dedicated Hovering Helicopter pages. Additional model profiles will be added gradually, beginning with widely operated and frequently searched helicopters.
Editorial notes
Manufacturer ownership, production status and military designations can change. Status labels describe the aircraft family broadly and do not indicate whether an individual aircraft is airworthy or supported. Closely related variants are grouped where that makes the directory easier to use.
Last editorial review: September 2026