Browse 175 aircraft types with ICAO codes and specifications
Helicopters can take off and land vertically, hover in place, and fly in any direction — making them uniquely versatile for confined areas.
A helicopter needs only a small flat area to operate, enabling access to mountains, ships, oil platforms and disaster zones.
From emergency medical services and search-and-rescue to military operations, offshore logistics and news reporting.
Lift is generated by rotating blades; a tail rotor counters the torque that would otherwise spin the fuselage in the opposite direction.
Yes, but with limitations. Thinner air at high altitude reduces rotor efficiency. The Airbus AS350 Écureuil holds the record for the highest helicopter landing — on Everest's summit at 8,849 m.
Most civilian helicopters cruise at 230–280 km/h. The Sikorsky X2 experimental compound helicopter reached 480 km/h in 2010.
The ability to hover, take off vertically, and land in confined areas without a runway — enabling operations in mountains, ships, urban areas, and emergency zones where no fixed-wing aircraft can go.