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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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