Helicopters built in Japan


Kayaba Ka-1 Kayaba Ka-1

1941

Although relatively unknown the Kayaba Ka-1 autogyro deserves a special place in aviation history since ...

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After the war, in 1952, Kayaba returned to rotary wing experimentation with the "Heliplane". This ...

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Kayaba "Heliplane"

1954

Kayaba "Heliplane"

Hagiwara JHX-4 Hagiwara JHX-4

1958

Mr. Hisao Hagiwara of Tokyo formed the Jiyu Koku Kenkyusho (Liberty Aeronautical Research Institute) in ...

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Developed from the three-seat Bell 47G-3B, the KH-4 is a four-seat general purpose helicopter poweredby ...

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Kawasaki KH-4

1962

Kawasaki KH-4

Mitsubishi RP-1 Mitsubishi RP-1

1994


TYPE: Armed observation helicopter.@@@PROGRAMME: Developed to replace OH-6Ds of JGSDF. Japan Defence Agency (IDA) awarded ...

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Kawasaki OH-X

1996

Kawasaki OH-X

Mitsubishi MH2000 Mitsubishi MH2000

1996

The most recent Mitsubishi-originated helicopter programme is the MH.2000. This 7/12 seat commercial helicopter (JQ6003) ...

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