the first helicopter was made and flown in 1936.
when was the first helicopter made and flown?
1936
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airbus helicopters and its predecessor companies have established a wide range of helicopter firsts, including the first production turboshaft-powered helicopter (the aérospatiale alouette ii of 1955); the introduction of the fenestron shrouded tail rotor (on the gazelle of 1968); the first helicopter certified for full flight in icing conditions (the as332 super puma, in 1984); the first production helicopter with a fly-by-wire control system (the nhindustries nh90, first flown in full fbw mode in 2003); the first helicopter to use a fly-by-light primary control system (an ec135 testbed, first flown in 2003); and the first ever landing of a helicopter on mt. everest (achieved by an as350 b3 in 2005).
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