Utility helicopter

A utility helicopter is a multi-purpose helicopter capable of fulfilling many different roles.

The Canadian Forces Bell CH-146 Griffon is a typical utility helicopter

A utility military helicopter can fill roles such as ground attack, air assault, military logistics, medical evacuation, command and control, and troop transport.[1] Some overlap of terminology is inevitable with transport helicopter.

List of utility helicopters

This is a list of utility helicopters

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Type	Country	Class	Date	Status	No.	Notes
AgustaWestland AW109	Italy	Light	1971	Production
Aérospatiale SA 360 Dauphin	France	Light	1972	Production	36	[2]
Atlas Oryx	South Africa	Medium	1986	Production
Bell Huey family	US	Medium		Production		[3]
Bell UH-1 Iroquois	US	Medium	1969	Production
Changhe Z-11	China	Light		Production
Changhe Z-18	China	Medium		Production
Eurocopter AS355 Écureuil 2	France	Light	1978	Production
Eurocopter AS532 Cougar	France	Medium	1977	Production
Eurocopter EC135	France	Light	1994	Production
Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota	France	Light		Production
HAL Dhruv	India	Light		Production	231	[4]
Harbin Z-8	China	Heavy		Production
Harbin Z-9	China	Light		Production		[5]
Harbin Z-20	China	Medium		Production
IAR 330	Romania	Medium		Production
KAI KUH-1 Surion	South Korea	Medium		Production		[6][7]
Kamov Ka-27	Russia	Heavy		Production
Kazan Ansat	Russia	Light		Production
MD Helicopters MD Explorer	US	Light		Production
Mil Mi-8	Russia	Medium		Production		[8][9]
Mil Mi-17	Russia	Medium		Production
NHIndustries NH90	France	Medium		Production
Puma Family	France	Medium		Production
SA 330 Puma	France	Medium		Production
Sikorsky S-70	US	Medium		Production		[10]
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk	US	Medium		Production		[11]
Westland Lynx	UK	Light		Production

See also

• Cargo hook (helicopter)
• Utility aircraft

References

1. Farlex, Inc (2012). "Utility helicopter". Retrieved 10 January 2012.
2. "Charter a Aerospatiale SA-365N Dauphin II". Paramountbusinessjets.com. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
3. Mutza, Wayne. UH-1 Huey In Action. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1986. ISBN 0-89747-179-2.
4. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. "Advanced Light Helicopter". Hal-india.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
5. John Pike (2011-02-28). "Harbin Aircraft Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. (HAIG) - Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
6. John Pike. "Surion - Korea Utility Helicopter (KUH) / Korean Helicopter Program (KHP)". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
7. "KAI Surion Utility Helicopter". Aviation Today. 2011-12-01. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
8. "Flight safety body denies Mi-8 grounding order | Defense | RIA Novosti". En.rian.ru. 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
9. John Pike. "Lantian-Mil' Mi-171 transport/utility helicopter". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
10. "[1.0] Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk". Airvectors.net. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
11. "2009 U.S. Army Posture Statement". Army.mil. Retrieved 2013-04-24.

External links

• Media related to Utility helicopters at Wikimedia Commons