List of most-produced rotorcraft

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This is a list of the most-produced rotorcraft. Production runs typically include variants and licensed production. Aircraft still in production are highlighted in cyan .

Name  | Number produced  | Nation  | Notes  | Production period

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Mil Mi-8 | 17,000 + | Soviet Union/Russia | Most-produced helicopter. Still in production. | 1961–present
Bell UH-1 Iroquois | 16,000 + | United States | Most-produced Western helicopter; nicknamed "Huey". UH-1Y derivative in production. | 1959–1976
Bell 206 Jetranger | 8,460 | manufactured at Bell plants in United States and Canada | Also made under licence by Agusta in Italy and Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation in Australia | 1966–2010
Eurocopter AS350 | 7,000 +[1] | France | Airbus Helicopters H130 | 1975–present
Robinson R44 | 7700+ | United States | [2][3] | 1993–present
Bell 47 | 5,600 | United States | Produced under license by Agusta in Italy, Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan, and Westland Aircraft in the United Kingdom. | 1946-1974
Mil Mi-2 | 5,497 | Soviet Union, Poland | Produced only in Poland. | 1965–1998
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk | 5,000[4] + | United States | S-70 family: UH-60A (1978–1989), UH-60L (1989-2007), UH-60M (2005-), SH-60 Seahawk (1979-), in Japan as Mitsubishi H-60 (1987-). | 1978–present
Robinson R22 | 4,800+[5] | United States |  | 1979–present
Hughes OH-6 Cayuse | 4,700[6] | United States | In production as MD-500 series. Also built under license by Kawasaki, Korean Air Aerospace and Breda Nardi (Agusta). | 1965–present
Mil Mi-4 | 4,000 | Soviet Union | In China as Z-5. | 1951-1979
Hughes TH-55 Osage | 2,800 + | United States | Later as Schweizer S-300. | 1961-
Mil Mi-24 | 2,648 + | Soviet Union/Russia | Mi-35M version still in limited production. | 1969–present
Mil Mi-1 | 2,594 | Soviet Union | In Poland as SM-1. | 1950-1965
Boeing AH-64 Apache | 2,500[7] | United States |  | 1986-present
Sikorsky H-34 | 2,464 | United States | Also as Westland Wessex. | 1954-1970
Bell AH-1 Cobra | 2,208[8] | United States | AH-1Z model still in production. | 1967–present
Eurocopter EC145 | 2000+[9] | Japan-EU | In production as Airbus H145 since 2014.[10] Includes UH-72 Lakota | 2001-
Aérospatiale Alouette III | 2,000 + | France | License built in Switzerland, India (as HAL Chetak), and in Romania as IAR 316. | 1961-2021[11][12]
Hiller OH-23 Raven | 1,836 + | United States |  | 1948-1965
Aérospatiale Gazelle | 1,775 | France |  | 1967-1996
Sikorsky H-19 | 1,728[13] | United States | Made under licence in United Kingdom, France and Japan. | 1950-1961?
MBB Bo 105 | 1,640[14] | Germany | German (1,404) plus license produced in Canada, Spain, Philippines, and Indonesia. | 1967-2001
Bell 407 | 1,600+[15] | United States-Canada | Derivative of the Bell 206L LongRanger | 1995–
Robinson R66 | 1,500[16] | United States |  | 2007–present
Eurocopter EC135 | 1,400 +[17] | Germany | Airbus Helicopters H135 | 1994–present
Bell 412 | 1,300+[18] | United States | Huey version license made in Indonesia, Italy, and Japan[19] | 1979-
Aérospatiale Alouette II | 1,303 | France | including: Alouette II, SA-318C (316), Lama (407), and HAL Cheetah (240), and 7 in Brazil[20] | 1956-1975
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King | 1,300 + | United States | Sikorsky S-61 family, also made by Westland, Canada, Agusta, and Mitsubishi. | 1959-1970s
Boeing CH-47 Chinook | 1,179 +[21] | United States | Built under licence by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Elicotteri Meridionali (Agusta). | 1962–present
Leonardo AW139 | 1,100+[22] | Italy | Formerly AgustaWestland AW139 | 2001-
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin | 1,100+[23] | France |  | 1975–2022[23]

## See also

* List of most-produced aircraft
* List of rotorcraft

## References

1. ↑ "Airbus delivers the 7,000th Ecureuil helicopter". 8 July 2022. https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-07-airbus-delivers-the-7000th-ecureuil-helicopter.
2. ↑ General Aviation Manufacturers Association (2020). "2019 Databook". https://gama.aero/wp-content/uploads/GAMA_2019Databook_ForWebFinal-2020-02-19.pdf.
3. ↑ "Quarterly Shipments and Billings – GAMA". https://gama.aero/facts-and-statistics/quarterly-shipments-and-billings/. .
4. ↑ Ryan Finnerty (23 January 2023). "Sikorsky delivers 5,000th Black Hawk, with potential for new US orders". Flightglobal. https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/sikorsky-delivers-5000th-black-hawk-with-potential-for-new-us-orders/151757.article.
5. ↑ "Robinson R22 turns 40" (in en). 2019-06-03. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2019/march/06/model-became-helicopter-training-icon.
6. ↑ The MD Helicopters MD-500/530. Retrieved on January 16, 2008. Checked March 15, 2024
7. ↑ "Boeing Delivers 2,500th AH-64 Apache Helicopter". 30 June 2020. http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2020-06-30-Boeing-Delivers-2-500th-AH-64-Apache-Helicopter.
8. ↑ "Last U.S. Army Operational UH-1 Huey Gone.". http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/medical/Rotorcraft-Report-Last-U-S-Army-Operational-UH-1-Huey-Gone_36098.html#.UTnGFlfzFsA.
9. ↑ "Airbus Online Press release". December 6, 2024. https://x.com/AirbusHeli/status/1865019192170172426.
10. ↑ "Airbus Helicopters EC145" (in en). 2016-11-07. https://bjtonline.com/aircraft/airbus-helicopters-ec145.
11. ↑ "Early history 1920 - 1990". 2015. https://www.airbushelicopters.com/website/en/ref/Early-history_156.html. "1959: SA3160/ SA316/ SA319 B "Alouette III"."
12. ↑ "IAF's oldest helicopter Chetak to mark 60 years in action next month" (in en). 2022-03-29. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/iafs-oldest-helicopter-chetak-to-mark-60-years-in-action-next-month-101648492514331.html.
13. ↑ Devine, Vinny (November 2012). "S-55/H-19/HO4S/HRS Helicopter". Igor Sikorsky Historical Archives. http://www.sikorskyarchives.com/S-55.php.
14. ↑ Hamel, Peter G. (2017-03-15) (in en). In-Flight Simulators and Fly-by-Wire/Light Demonstrators: A Historical Account of International Aeronautical Research. Springer. pp. 186. ISBN 978-3-319-53997-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=SBBhDgAAQBAJ.
15. ↑ Huber, Mark Huber. "Life Flight Network Adds Four Bell 407GXi Helicopters | AIN". https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-02-06/life-flight-network-adds-four-bell-407gxi-helicopters.
16. ↑ Casey, Sean (2024-03-20). "The Nuts & Bolts Planning of Your Upcoming Robinson R66 Helicopter Overhaul" (in en-US). https://rotorcorp.com/2024/03/20/the-nuts-bolts-planning-of-your-upcoming-robinson-r66-helicopter-overhaul/?srsltid=AfmBOor0qpl1C4jQ1GldEwAAU6n2wsqV3bp58hwkp1oepB7GHJ_CksTx.
17. ↑ Eurocopter officially hands over its 1,000th EC135 helicopter to the ADAC , 2011-07-21
18. ↑ "Subaru Bell's new pickup: the 412EPX" (in en-US). https://verticalmag.com/features/subaru-bells-new-pickup-the-412epx/.
19. ↑ "Bell 412EPI" (in en). 2023-01-16. https://www.bjtonline.com/business-jet-news/bell-412epi.
20. ↑ "Airliners.net". https://www.airliners.net/aircraft-data/aerospatiale-alouette-ii-lama/7.
21. ↑ "CH-47D/F Chinook page". Boeing. http://www.boeing.com/rotorcraft/military/ch47d/index.htm.
22. ↑ Leonardo Helicopters, [1], Leonardo press release, 11 January 2021
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Airbus delivers the last ever Dauphin to Spanish Customs". Airbus. 21 January 2022. https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-01-airbus-delivers-the-last-ever-dauphin-to-spanish-customs.

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