Military Helicopters Flashcards
Eurocopter EC-665 Tigre
Westland HC.2 Wessex
- Could also be seen under number designation HAS.1, HAR.2, or HAS.3.
- First turbine powered helicopter to be produced in large numbers. This was a departure from the piston engines seen in the US models.
CAIC Z-10 Fierce Thunderbolt
HAL/Hindustan Aeronautics (none) Prachand
-As of 04.15.2015 Wikipedia lists only three as being built
##footnote -Edit: 11/4/24 Testy: LCH is the program name, but the actual helicopter name is Prachand
Atlas TP-1 Oryx
- Built and modeled after the Aerospatiale AS.330 Puma for the South African Air Force
- Shares the same tail rotor set up as the Aerospatiale AS.332 Super Puma, note the large solid plates on the foremost part of the engine intakes.
Fuji AH-1S Cobra
Sikorsky CH-34 Seahorse
-edit 15.01.2016 Justin T: Changed ‘A’ side pciture to a Seahorse where as it had previously shown a US Navy Seabat.
Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior
-The OH-58D Kiowa Warrior always has the FLIR camera bouy on top of the rotor hub. If that bouy were not there this helicopter would be the OH-58 Kiowa.
NHindustrie NH90 (none)
Bell H-13 Sioux
-The ‘U’ or the ‘O’ often seen in front of the H-13 is entirely optional
Change Z-8 (none)
Bell UH-1B Iroquois
- Huey is an unofficial nickname.
- The 204 model is the UH-1B
Hughes OH-6A Cayuse
Hindustan Aeronautics/HAL (none) Dhruv
Edit 10-21-24 Testy: Removed “Polaris” as a common name
Boeing Vertol VH-46E/F Sea Knight
-Not ever actually used as a Presidential transport, rather used in a support role. Varying sources say the VH is unofficial and official.
Agusta A.106 (none)
-Torpedo attack helicopter, as a result only two were ever made.
Aerospatiale SA-313B Alouette II
Bell CH-146 Griffon
-Canadian military variant of the 412
Aerospatiale AS.350 Ecureuil/A-Star
-edit 10.17.2014 Justin: Q slide showed a AS.355 Twin Star; changed to AS.350 (Credit for the catch to Browne)
Mil Mi-24A Hind
Agusta A-129 Mangusta
-Canon under the nose is easily distinguishable from other attack helicopters. Note the engine intakes and the cockpit window layout.
Aerospatiale AS.332 Super Puma
-In addition to having a vertical tail rotor that extends below the tail boom, there is a small hole at the top of the vertical tail rotor that faces forward.
Agusta MH-68A Stingray
Bell UH-1Y Venom
-edit 10/20, changed designation as per research on wikipedia, glenn
Hiller OH-23 Raven
Agusta Westland (European Helicopter) AW(EH).101 Merlin
Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw
- Produced under license in Great Britain as the Westland HAR.1, HAR.2, HC.2, etc. Whirlwind.
- ‘A’ side picture is technically a VH-19 due to the paint scheme giving away the VIP transportation role.
Westland HAR.2 Whirlwind
- Number designation could be seen in the HAR.1 - HAR.10, HC.2, or HC.10 along with a few others.
- License built variant of the Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw. Note that the nose shape can change quite a bit.
Saunders Roe AOP.10 Skeeter
Kamov Ka-50 Hokum
Agusta A.106 (none)
-Torpedo attack helicopter, as a result only two were ever made.
Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite
- Upgraded version of the SH-2 Seasprite operated by; Poland, New Zealand, Egypt, and the United States.
- Note that the engines are quite a bit different from the SH-2 Seasprite and that the exhaust does not come out of the side of the engine as seen on the ‘un’ super model.
Sikorsky R-4 Hoverfly
Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow
Fuji UH-1J Iroquois
-License built Bell product for the JSDF
Hughes OH-6A Cayuse
Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk
-Can have a different tail wheel set up when compared to the the UH-60 Blackhawk. Look for the Navy markings as well.
HAL/Hindustan Aeronautics (none) Rudra
-Armed variant of the HAL (none)Dhruv
Agusta Westland AW.159 Wildcat
- Exhaust faces upwards
- Relatively boxy compared to the AH.7/AH.9 Lynx
Kamov Ka-27/28/29/30/31 Helix
Hindustan SA-316B Chetak
-Indian Air Force license built Aerospatiale SA-316B Alouette III
Bell UH-1N (212) Iroquois (Twin Huey)
-The Iroquois moniker is applied to all UH-1 variants in US service with the exeption of the UH-1Y Venom (Edit 1/28: Glenn)
Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota
-338 flown by the US Army, another 5 flown by the US Navy. Based on the Eurocopter EC-145 (none) frame.
Westland AH.9 Lynx
Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk
-Can have a different tail wheel set up when compared to the the UH-60 Blackhawk. Look for the Navy markings as well.
Westland WS-61/HAR3 Sea King Commando
-License built version of the Sikorsky S-61 Sea King.
Bell AH-1 Huey Cobra
Mil Mi-17 Hip
Sikorsky HO5S-1 (none)
Sikorsky CH-126 Choctaw
-Canadian militart designation for the S-58/H-34, a bit unclear as to how common this designation is.
KAI KUH-1P Chamsuri
-Military version exists as the KAI KUH-1 Surion
Westland AH.1 Scout
Westland HR.1 Dragonfly
Mil Mi-17 Hip
Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard
McDonnell Douglas MH-90 Enforcer
Mil Mi-4 Hound
- Similar to the Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw, this design is just a little bit “off”. Always will have two large forward facing scoops on either side of the cowling.
- Over 4,000 produced.
Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave
MBB PAH-1 (none)
-Used by the German military in an anti-tank role, carrying up to six missiles.
Harbin Z-9 Haitun
-Copy of the Aerospatiale AS.365 Dauphin
Sikorsky R-6 (none)
Kamov Ka-52 Alligator
Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw
-Engine is in the nose of the aircraft. US Navy and Marines aircraft are called the Seabat and Seahorse respectively.
Agusta Westland AW.159 Wildcat
Sikorsky CH-34 Seahorse
Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican
Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw
-Engine is in the nose of the aircraft. US Navy and Marines aircraft are called the Seabat and Seahorse respectively.
Bell TH-57 Sea Ranger
-US Navy trainer
Kaman HH-43 Huskie
-Note the Kaman dual rotor towers, and the large exhaust out the back of the engine cowling.
Eurocopter EC-665 Tigre
Westland HAR.2 Whirlwind
- Number designation could be seen in the HAR.1 - HAR.10, HC.2, or HC.10 along with a few others.
- License built variant of the Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw. Note that the nose shape can change quite a bit.
Hindustan Aeronautics/HAL (none) Dhruv
Edit 10-21-24 Testy: Removed “Polaris” as a common name
Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard
Hiller OH-23 Raven
Bell UH-1Y Venom
Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw
Mil Mi-6 Hook
Kamov Ka-50 Hokum
McDonnell Douglas MH-90 Enforcer
Mil Mi-14 Haze
-Capable of landing in water, as evident by the ‘hull’ of the aircraft.
Aerospatiale AS.332 Super Puma
-The Super Puma has a vertical tail rotor that extends below the tail boom where as the AS.330 Puma does not.
Bell UH-1Y Venom
Aerospatiale AS.330 Puma
-This aircraft does not have the same vertical tail rotor that the Aerospatiale AS.332 Super Puma has which extendes under the tail rotor boom.
Westland HCC.4 Gazelle
-Also correct with the number designations AH.1, HT2, and HT3.
Aerospatiale AS.330 Puma
- This aircraft does not have the same vertical tail rotor that the Aerospatiale AS.332 Super Puma has which extends under the tail rotor boom.
- The two engines seem to protrude forward more noticeably than the Super Puma
Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin
Kamov Ka-27/28/29/30/31 Helix
Bristol HC Mk.I Belvedere
Atlas TP-1 Oryx
- Built and modeled after the Aerospatiale AS.330 Puma for the South African Air Force
- Shares the same tail rotor set up as the Aerospatiale AS.332 Super Puma, note the large solid plates on the foremost part of the engine intakes.
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King
McDonnell Douglas MD500 Defender
-Edit 6/28/15 Glenn, changed manufacturer to McDonnell Douglas
Sikorsky CH34 Chochtaw
-Edit 10.08.2014 Justin: Q slide change from CH-34 Seahorse (Marines) to H-34 Chochtaw
Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion
-Has six rotor blades, does not have the 20 cant to the rear rotor that the CH-53E does
KAI KUH-1 Surion
-Police variant exists as the KUH-1P Chamsuri
Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw
- Produced under license in Great Britain as the Westland HAR.1, HAR.2, HC.2, etc. Whirlwind.
- Look for the four landing gear, which is similar to the Mil Mi-4 Hound.
Mil Mi-24D Hind
Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion
Hughes TH-55 (300) Osage
Yakovlev Yak-24 Horse
-Such a rare aircraft that you can almost always lD this helicopter based on location.
Sikorsky R-4 Hoverfly
Mil Mi-38T (none)
-‘T’ is used to denote the Russian military variant. In a write in situation in would probably be best to stick with just Mi-38 (Justin T. 08.29.2019)
Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota
Hiller OH-23 Raven
Piasecki H-25A Mule
Aerospatiale AS.330 Puma
- This aircraft does not have the same vertical tail rotor that the Aerospatiale AS.332 Super Puma has which extends under the tail rotor boom.
- Note that this variant used by Spain does not have the engines that ‘poke’ forward.
Mil Mi-17 Hip
-Mil Mi-8 Hip could also be seen. In a write in situation either should work.
Kamov KA-60 Kacatka/Orca
-Top of the vertical stabilizer is unique.
Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion
Kawasaki Vertol KV-107 (none)
-Used by both the JASDF and a quite limited number of civilian operators
Harbin Z-6 (none)
Agusta A.129 Mangusta
Kaman HH-43 Huskie
-Note the Kaman dual rotor towers, and the large exhaust out the back of the engine cowling.
Agusta A129 Mangusta
Fuji AH-64DJP Apache Longbow
Boeing Vertol CH-113 Labrador
-Canadian search and rescue CH-46
Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone
Bell TH-67 Creek
-All of the little white pin stripes look like a bunch of tiny small creeks.
Bell UH-13J Sioux
-Derivative of the Agusta Bell AB.47J (none), two being acquired as presidential transport.
Mil Mi-28 Havoc
Boeing Vertol CH-113 Labrador
-Canadian search and rescue CH-46
Harbin Z-19 Black Whirlwind
-Notice Smooth canopy in comparison to the Z-10
Bell AH-1Z Viper
-Four blades, large exhaust, used by the USMC
Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe
-Could also appear w/unoffical name of ‘Sky Crane’ (4/16, Glenn)
KAI KUH-1 Surion
-Police variant exists as the KUH-1P Chamsuri
Kawasaki OH-1 Ninja
Bell UH-1N Iroquois
KAI KUH-1P Chamsuri
-Military version is the KAI KUH-1 Surion
Bell OH-58 Kiowa
-Is not a OH-58D Kiowa Warrior because it lacks the radar buoy on top of the rotors.
Sikorsky R-6 (none)
Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard
Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin
Mil Mi-24D Hind
Kaman HH-43 Huskie
-Massive counter rotating rotors (Justin T 08.29.2019)
Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight
PZL Swidnik (none) Kania
-Follow up to the Mi-2, with about 19 being built. Note the large engines with a much larger middle gap, also may have a large utility door on the pilot side of the aircraft.
Kawasaki OH-1 Ninja
Piasecki H-21 Workhorse/Shawnee
Sikorsky HH-60 Jayhawk
Hindustan Aernautics/HAL (none) Dhruv
Edit 10-21-24 Testy: Removed “Polaris” as a common name
Eurocopter EC-665 Tigre
Piasecki H-21 Workhorse/Shawnee
Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior
-D model of the OH-58 has the infrared unit on top of the rotor hub.
Denel AH-2 Rooivalk
TAI T-129 ATAK
-Model of the Agusta A-129 Mangusta being used by Turkey. Engine intakes are quite a bit different in comparison to the original A-129 Mangusta in order to cope with increased dust and desert conditions.
- Pickle changed to ATAK 2024
HAL/Hindustan Aeronautics (none) Rudra
-Armed variant of the HAL (none) Dhruv
Bell UH-13 Sioux
McDonnell Douglas AH-64 Apache
Sud Ouest S.O. 1221 Djinn
Sikorsky R-4 Hoverfly
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King
Bell AH-1W Super Cobra
- Two blades, large exhausts, used by the USMC
- edit 26.01.2015 Browne: Changed A slide to show AH-1W Super Cobra instead of AH-1Z Viper
Westland HR.1 Dragonfly
Sikorsky CH-126 Choctaw
-Canadian military designation, a bit unclear as to how common this number designation was.
Bell UH-1D (205) Iroquois
Mil Mi-28 Havoc
Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (none)
-edit 15.01.2016 Justin T: Removed nickname Hornet and replaced it with (none).
HAL/Hindustan Aeronautics (none) Prachand
-As of 04.15.2015 Wikipedia lists only three as being built
##footnote -Edit 11/4/24 Testy: LCH is the project name this helicopter was developed under, Prachand is the name of the actualy helicopter model
Bell AH-1W Super Cobra
-Has only two rotor blades unlike the Bell AH-1Z Viper which has four
NHindustrie NH90 (none)
Kamov Ka-52 Alligator
HAL None Rudra
Bell CH-146 Griffon
-Bell 412 Canadian variant
Harbin Z-5 Hound
-Chinese built copy of the Mil Mi-4 Hound. Look for the Chinese markings.
Westland HCC.4 Gazelle
-Also correct with the number designations AH.1, HT2, and HT3.
Rec Both
Left: Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin
Right: Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard
PZL Swidnik (none) Kania
-Follow up to the Mi-2, with about 19 being built. Note the large engines with a much larger middle gap, also may have a large utility door on the pilot side of the aircraft.
Westland HC.4 Commando
-Extensively modified version of the S-61 Sea King for the Royal Navy and the Egyptian Air Force. Note that the floats were removed from the side of the aircraft.
Boeing Vertol CH-47 Chinook
edit 9.16.2014 Justin: Answer side showed Kawasaki CH-47J Chinook
Agusta MH-68A Stingray
Sikorsky HH-3E Jolly Green Giant
Mil Mi-4 Hound
- Similar to the Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw, this design is just a little bit “off”. Always will have two large forward facing scoops on either side of the cowling.
- Over 4,000 produced.
Hiller CH-112 Nomad
-Built in small numbers for training and observation, there was another plan in Canada for these helicotpers to move small dumps of munitions and supplies quickly.
Denel/Atlas AH-2 Rooivalk
Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw
- Produced under license in Great Britain as the Westland HAR.1, HAR.2, HC.2, etc. Whirlwind.
- Look for the four landing gear, which is similar to the Mil Mi-4 Hound.
Mil Mi-17 Hip
-Edit 4/16 Glenn, Changed Q photo, showed Mi-8
-Edit 3/24 Cole, Mi-17 is export version of Mi-8. Tail rotor on left where Mi-8 is on the right
Sud Ouest S.O. 1221 Djinn
Westland WS-61/HAR3 Sea King Commando
-License built version of the Sikorsky S-61 Sea King.
Westland HAR.2 Whirlwind
- Number designation could be seen in the HAR.1 - HAR.10, HC.2, or HC.10 along with a few others.
- License built variant of the Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw. Note that the nose shape can change quite a bit.
Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe
-United States Army variant of the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane
Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican
Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King
NHindustrie NH90 (none)
Saunders Roe AOP.10 Skeeter
Fuji UH-1J Iroquois
-License built Bell product by Fuji
Harbin Z-9 Haitun
-Copy of the Aerospatiale AS.365 Dauphin
Bell OH58 Kiowa
Agusta Bell AB47J (none)
Boeing Vertol HKP-4 (none)
- Unaware if the designation Sea Knight carries over to the Swedish military.
- Edit: 8/25/15 glenn, Changed manufacturer on A slide to Boeing Vertol
Boeing-Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight
Hindustan SA-315B Cheetah
-Indian Army variant of the SA-315B Lama
Westland HC.4 Commando
-edit 05.09.2015 Glenn: changed Sea King to Commando.
Changhe Z-8 (none)
Westland HC.2 Wessex
- Could also be seen under number designation HAS.1, HAR.2, or HAS.3.
- First turbine powered helicopter to be produced in large numbers. This was a departure from the piston engines seen in the US models.
CAIC Z-10 Fierce Thunderbolt
-Was there ever a more ridiculous name for an aircraft?
Kamov Ka-29 Helix B
Russian naval assault variant of the Ka-27 Helix
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King
Kamov Ka-27/28/29/30/31 Helix
Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite
- Upgraded version of the SH-2 Seasprite operated by; Poland, New Zealand, Egypt, and the United States.
- Note that the engines are quite a bit different from the SH-2 Seasprite and that the exhaust does not come out of the side of the engine as seen on the ‘un’ super model.
Bell UH-1B Iroquois
- Huey is an unofficial nickname.
- The 204 model is the UH-1B
Bell CH-135 Twin Two Twelve/Twin Huey
-Canadian military designation for the Bell 212
Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King
Kaman SH-2 Seasprite
Sikorsky H-2, -3, -5, S-51 (none)
Yakovlev Yak-24 Horse
Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave
Kamov Ka-52 Alligator
-“Only two abreast attack helicopter” that Glenn Dodd knows of
Bristol HC Mk.I Belvedere
Kawasaki CH-47J Chinook
Bell TH-67 Creek
-US Army trainer
MBB PAH-1 (none)
Westland AH.9 Lynx
