Helicopters built in Germany after 1945


Bölkow Bo-102 Bölkow Bo-102

1957

Rolled out in 1959, this Helicopter Trainer was powered by a 40hp ILO piston engine ...

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A flying version of the Bo.102, this was a larger single-seat version. Powered by an ...

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Bölkow Bo-103

1961

Bölkow Bo-103

Borgward "Kolibri" Borgward "Kolibri"

1958

This famous automobile-manufacturing company has produced the prototype of a light helicopter designed by Prof ...

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The new coaxial-rotor light helicopterbuilt by Bodo Franke of Cologne. A three-seater,it has a 105hp ...

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Bodo Franke "Frankocopter"

1958

Bodo Franke "Frankocopter"

Merckle SM-67 Merckle SM-67

1959

First turbine-powered helicopterbuilt and flown in Germany, the five-seatMerckle SM 67 is very like the ...

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The Dornier Do.32 was one of the first helicopters designed and built by the German ...

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Dornier Do-32

1961

Dornier Do-32

Bölkow Bo-46 Bölkow Bo-46

1964

The Bolkow Bo.46, three experimental prototypes of which were built for the German Ministry of ...

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The first five designs evolved by Alfred Vogt of the Helicopter Technik Wagner since the ...

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Wagner "Rotorcar III"

1962

Wagner "Rotorcar III"

Wagner Sky-Trac 3 Wagner Sky-Trac 3

1964

The first five designs evolved by Alfred Vogt of the Helicopter Technik Wagner since the ...

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The Rotocar III has developed into the Aerocar, whose prototype flew in 1965. This has ...

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Wagner "Aerocar"

1965

Wagner "Aerocar"

Siemetzki ASRO 4 Siemetzki ASRO 4

1964

The single-seat ASRO 3-T was built by Alfons Siemetzki and made its first flight on ...

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The HZ-5 is the last design of a series of self-builthelicopters by Ing. Havertz. The ...

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Havertz HZ-5

1966

Havertz HZ-5

MBB Bo-105 MBB Bo-105

1967

MBB's small yet capable BO 105 has won a well-deservedreputation for performance and reliability since ...

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Five-seater (D-HEIS) with a fully enclosed fuselage, but it is not known if this was ...

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Dornier Do-132

1969

Dornier Do-132

Aerotechnik WG.21 Aerotechnik WG.21

1968

In early 1960s began development of cheap, easy-to-fly helicopter, a prototype of which was completed ...

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Following successful testing of the single-seat WGM 21 prototypes, Aerotochnik is developing a side-by-sido two-seat ...

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Aerotechnik WG.22

1975

Aerotechnik WG.22

VFW H-2 VFW H-2

1968

In the late-1960s, VFW (Vereingte Flugtechnische Werke) built an experimental open gyrocopter modelled on the ...

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It all began in 1960 when VFW began research to develop a VTOL concept that ...

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VFW H-3 "Sprinter"

1969

VFW H-3 "Sprinter"

VFW H-5 VFW H-5

1969

The success of the H3 version resulted in the construction of a follow-on H5 prototype ...

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Krauss TRS-111

1970

Krauss TRS-111

Georges G-1 Georges G-1

1971

A simple light construction of Ing. Gerard Georges deVastey, which specialty was the propulsion system.The ...

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An accompanying illustration shows a BO 105 fitted with a rear fuselage fairing, rotor head ...

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MBB Bo.105HGH

1973

MBB Bo.105HGH

MBB Bo.106 MBB Bo.106

1973

First flown on 25 September 1973, the BO 106 is generally similar to the BO ...

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The Helikopter Technik Wagner, formed by Josef Wagner, designed a series of helicopters with coaxial ...

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HTM Skyrider

1974

HTM Skyrider

Dieter Zierath Z-1 Dieter Zierath Z-1

1978

The factory worker Dieter Zierath from Bünde tried1978 to bring his dreams to real life ...

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First flown on 15 October 1988, the Bo.108 is a flight test vehicle with which ...

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MBB Bo-108

1988

MBB Bo-108

MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 MBB/Kawasaki BK 117

1979

The BK-117 medium-weight multipurpose helicopter programme was given the go-ahead on 25 February 1977 with ...

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