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    Leonardo da Vinci drew a model of a helicopter in 1483. Several inventors attempted manned helicopter flights in the following centuries, including Sir George Cayley in 1843 and Paul Cornu in 1907. The first successful helicopter was created by Focke-Achgelis in 1936. Igor Sikorsky then built the first practical helicopter for the United States, the VS-300, in 1939. Over 50 years later, in 1997, the first production model of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft conducted its maiden flight.

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    Leonardo da Vinci drew a model of a helicopter in 1483. Several inventors attempted manned helicopter flights in the following centuries, including Sir George Cayley in 1843 and Paul Cornu in 1907. The first successful helicopter was created by Focke-Achgelis in 1936. Igor Sikorsky then built the first practical helicopter for the United States, the VS-300, in 1939. Over 50 years later, in 1997, the first production model of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft conducted its maiden flight.

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    Leonardo da Vinci drew a model of a helicopter in 1483. Several inventors attempted manned helicopter flights in the following centuries, including Sir George Cayley in 1843 and Paul Cornu in 1907. The first successful helicopter was created by Focke-Achgelis in 1936. Igor Sikorsky then built the first practical helicopter for the United States, the VS-300, in 1939. Over 50 years later, in 1997, the first production model of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft conducted its maiden flight.

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    Leonardo da Vinci drew a model of a helicopter in 1483. Several inventors attempted manned helicopter flights in the following centuries, including Sir George Cayley in 1843 and Paul Cornu in 1907. The first successful helicopter was created by Focke-Achgelis in 1936. Igor Sikorsky then built the first practical helicopter for the United States, the VS-300, in 1939. Over 50 years later, in 1997, the first production model of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft conducted its maiden flight.

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    1483

    Leonardo​ ​da​ ​Vinci​ ​draws​ ​a​ ​model​ ​of​ ​a​ ​helicopter.

    1843
    Sir​ ​George​ ​Cayley​ ​creates​ ​a​ ​steam​ ​powered​ ​model.​ ​Leonardo​ ​da
    Vinci’s​ ​had​ ​a​ ​concept​ ​of​ ​using​ ​flapping​ ​wings​ ​as​ ​a​ ​means​ ​of
    propulsion.​ ​This​ ​resulted​ ​in​ ​his​ ​1843​ ​convertiplane​ ​model​ ​called​ ​the
    ôAerial​ ​Carriage.ö

    1907
    Paul​ ​Cornru​ ​creates​ ​the​ ​first​ ​man​ ​carrying​ ​helicopter.​ ​The​ ​Cornru
    helicopter​ ​was​ ​an​ ​experimental​ ​helicopter​ ​built​ ​in​ ​France.

    1916
    Istvan​ ​Petroczy​ ​and​ ​Theodore​ ​von​ ​Karman​ ​make​ ​a​ ​tethred​ ​helicopter.
    The​ ​tethered​ ​helicopter​ ​had​ ​10​ ​to​ ​12​ ​lifting​ ​rotors​ ​arranged​ ​in​ ​a​ ​circle,
    but​ ​the​ ​problem​ ​of​ ​weight​ ​and​ ​complexity​ ​reduced​ ​the​ ​final​ ​choice​ ​to​ ​a
    four-rotor​ ​design.

    1923
    Juan​ ​da​ ​la​ ​Cierva​ ​creates​ ​a​ ​autogrio.​ ​In​ ​January​ ​1923,​ ​autogiro​ ​No.​ ​4
    flew​ ​a​ ​four​ ​kilometer​ ​circuit

    1936
    Focke​ ​Achgeliis​ ​Fa​ ​61,​ ​the​ ​first​ ​successful​ ​helicopter.​ ​This​ ​helicopter
    is​ ​often​ ​considered​ ​the​ ​first​ ​functional​ ​helicopter.​ ​He​ ​created​ ​a​ ​new
    company,​ ​Focke-Achgelis,​ ​after​ ​development​ ​had​ ​begun.

    1939
    Sikorsky​ ​creates​ ​the​ ​VS-300,​ ​the​ ​first​ ​practical​ ​helicopter​ ​in​ ​the​ ​US.
    The​ ​Sikorsky​ ​Aircraft​ ​Corporation​ ​is​ ​an​ ​American​ ​aircraft​ ​manufacturer
    based​ ​in​ ​Stratford,​ ​Connecticut.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​established​ ​by​ ​Igor​ ​Sikorsky​ ​in
    1925​ ​and​ ​was​ ​among​ ​the​ ​first​ ​companies​ ​to​ ​manufacture​ ​helicopters
    for​ ​civilian​ ​and​ ​military​ ​use.

    1997
    The​ ​first​ ​V-22​ ​Osprey​ ​built​ ​to​ ​production​ ​standards​ ​made​ ​its​ ​first​ ​flight.
    The​ ​V-22​ ​Osprey​ ​was​ ​the​ ​first​ ​aircraft​ ​designed​ ​from​ ​the​ ​ground​ ​up​ ​to
    meet​ ​the​ ​needs​ ​of​ ​all​ ​four​ ​U.S.​ ​armed​ ​services.​ ​In​ ​partnership​ ​with
    Boeing,​ ​Bell​ ​Helicopter​ ​Textron​ ​built​ ​the​ ​tiltrotor​ ​aircraft​ ​that​ ​takes​ ​off
    and​ ​lands​ ​vertically​ ​like​ ​a​ ​helicopter,​ ​and​ ​once​ ​airborne,​ ​can​ ​convert​ ​to
    a​ ​turboprop​ ​airplane​ ​capable​ ​of​ ​high-speed​ ​and​ ​high-altitude​ ​flight.

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