One of the few helicopters that is truly streamlined. Fully retractable landing gear; slim nose; swept-back tail fins; engine, smoothly wrapped, sits just under main rotor. Compare with Sikorsky S-76.

One of Italy's most successful aircraft, the Hirundo carries the president of Italy and dozens of American corporate executives. "Hirundo" is "swallow" in Italian, and this helicopter moves with comparable rapidity. Originally single-engined, everything you see will be twin-engined, for emergency reliability.