List of most-produced rotorcraft explained

This is a list of the most-produced rotorcraft. Production runs typically include variants and licensed production. Aircraft still in production are highlighted in blue.

Namedata-sort-type="number" Number producedNationNotesProduction period
Mil Mi-817,000 +Soviet Union/RussiaMost-produced helicopter. Still in production.1961–present
Bell UH-1 Iroquois16,000 +United StatesMost-produced Western helicopter; nicknamed "Huey". UH-1Y derivative in production.1959–1976
Bell 206 Jetranger8,460manufactured at Bell plants in United States and CanadaAlso made under licence by Agusta in Italy and Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation in Australia1966–2010
7,000 +[1] FranceAirbus Helicopters H130 1975–present
Robinson R446800+ United States[2] [3] 1993–present
Bell 475,600United StatesProduced under license by Agusta in Italy, Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan, and Westland Aircraft in the United Kingdom.1946-1974
Mil Mi-25,497Soviet Union, PolandProduced only in Poland.1965–1998
5,000[4] +United StatesS-70 family

UH-60A (1978–1989), UH-60L (1989-2007), UH-60M (2005-), SH-60 Seahawk (1979-), in Japan as Mitsubishi H-60 (1987-).

1978–present
Robinson R224,800+[5] United States1979–present
Hughes OH-6 Cayuse4,700[6] United StatesIn production as MD-500 series. Also built under license by Kawasaki, Korean Air Aerospace and Breda Nardi (Agusta).1965–present
Mil Mi-44,000Soviet UnionIn China as Z-5.1951-1979
Hughes TH-55 Osage2,800 +United StatesLater as Schweizer S-300.1961-
Mil Mi-242,648 +Soviet Union/RussiaMi-35M version still in limited production.1969–present
Mil Mi-12,594Soviet UnionIn Poland as SM-1.1950-1965
Boeing AH-64 Apache2,500[7] United States1986-present
Sikorsky H-342,464United StatesAlso as Westland Wessex.1954-1970
Bell AH-1 Cobra2,208[8] United StatesAH-1Z model still in production.1967–present
Aérospatiale Alouette III2,000 +FranceLicense built in Switzerland, India (as HAL Chetak), and in Romania as IAR 316.1961-2021[9] [10]
Hiller OH-23 Raven1,836 +United States1948-1965
Aérospatiale Gazelle1,775France1967-1996
Sikorsky H-191,728[11] United StatesMade under licence in United Kingdom, France and Japan.1950-1961?
MBB Bo 1051,640[12] GermanyGerman (1,404) plus license produced in Canada, Spain, Philippines, and Indonesia.1967-2001
1,600+[13] Japan-EU 2001-
Bell 4071,600+[15] United States-CanadaDerivative of the Bell 206L LongRanger 1995–
Eurocopter EC1351,400 +[16] GermanyAirbus Helicopters H135 1994–present
1,300+[17] United States Huey version license made in Indonesia, Italy, and Japan[18] 1979-
1,303Franceincluding: Alouette II, SA-318C (316), Lama (407), and HAL Cheetah (240), and 7 in Brazil[19] 1956-1975
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King1,300 +United StatesSikorsky S-61 family, also made by Westland, Canada, Agusta, and Mitsubishi.1959-1970s
Boeing CH-47 Chinook1,179 +[20] United StatesBuilt under licence by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Elicotteri Meridionali (Agusta).1962–present
1,100+[21] Italy Formerly AgustaWestland AW139 2001-
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin1,100+ France 1975–2022[22]
Robinson R661,000 +[23] United States2007–present

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 8 July 2022 . Airbus delivers the 7,000th Ecureuil helicopter . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220713132333/https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-07-airbus-delivers-the-7000th-ecureuil-helicopter . 13 July 2022 . 17 July 2022 . Airbus.
  2. Web site: 2019 Databook. General Aviation Manufacturers Association. 2020. 1 March 2020. 20 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200220235340/https://gama.aero/wp-content/uploads/GAMA_2019Databook_ForWebFinal-2020-02-19.pdf. live.
  3. Web site: Quarterly Shipments and Billings – GAMA. gama.aero. 2020-11-21. .
  4. News: Sikorsky delivers 5,000th Black Hawk, with potential for new US orders . Ryan Finnerty . 23 January 2023 . Flightglobal.
  5. Web site: 2019-06-03 . Robinson R22 turns 40 . 2024-03-15 . www.aopa.org . en.
  6. http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=113 The MD Helicopters MD-500/530.
  7. Web site: Boeing Delivers 2,500th AH-64 Apache Helicopter . Boeing . 16 January 2021 . 30 June 2020.
  8. Web site: Last U.S. Army Operational UH-1 Huey Gone. . 2013-03-08 . 2013-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005849/http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/medical/Rotorcraft-Report-Last-U-S-Army-Operational-UH-1-Huey-Gone_36098.html#.UTnGFlfzFsA . dead .
  9. Web site: Early history 1920 - 1990 . Airbus Helicopters . https://web.archive.org/web/20180219090337/https://www.airbushelicopters.com/website/en/ref/Early-history_156.html . 2018-02-19 . dead . 2015 . 1959: SA3160/ SA316/ SA319 B "Alouette III"..
  10. Web site: 2022-03-29 . IAF’s oldest helicopter Chetak to mark 60 years in action next month . 2024-04-03 . Hindustan Times . en.
  11. Web site: S-55/H-19/HO4S/HRS Helicopter . Devine . Vinny . November 2012 . Sikorsky Product History . Igor Sikorsky Historical Archives . 7 July 2015.
  12. Book: Hamel, Peter G. . In-Flight Simulators and Fly-by-Wire/Light Demonstrators: A Historical Account of International Aeronautical Research . 2017-03-15 . Springer . 978-3-319-53997-3 . 186 . en.
  13. Web site: Rotorcraft . Mark Huber • Contributor- . Airbus H145 a Popular Choice for European Air Ambulances AIN . 2024-05-03 . Aviation International News.
  14. Web site: 2016-11-07 . Airbus Helicopters EC145 . 2024-03-16 . Business Jet Traveler . en.
  15. Web site: Rotorcraft . Mark Huber • Contributor- . Life Flight Network Adds Four Bell 407GXi Helicopters AIN . 2024-05-04 . Aviation International News.
  16. http://www.eurocopter.com/site/en/press/Eurocopter-officially-hands-over-its-1-000th-EC135-helicopter-to-the-ADAC_804.html Eurocopter officially hands over its 1,000th EC135 helicopter to the ADAC
  17. Web site: Subaru Bell’s new pickup: the 412EPX . 2024-04-29 . Vertical Mag . en-US.
  18. Web site: 2023-01-16 . Bell 412EPI . 2024-04-27 . Business Jet Traveler . en.
  19. Web site: Airliners.net . 2024-03-15 . Airliners.net.
  20. Web site: CH-47D/F Chinook page. Boeing.
  21. Leonardo Helicopters, https://www.leonardocompany.com/en/press-release-detail/-/detail/11-01-2021-2-leonardo-aw139-will-be-colombia-s-new-presidential-helicopter, Leonardo press release, 11 January 2021
  22. Web site: Airbus delivers the last ever Dauphin to Spanish Customs . 21 January 2022 . Airbus . 22 January 2022.
  23. Web site: Robinson Delivers 1000th R66. 12 August 2020. Cook. Marc . AVweb. 11 August 2020. https://archive.today/20200812134000/https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/robinson-delivers-1000th-r66/. 12 August 2020. live.