The World’s First Helicopter #shorts

The Sikorsky VS-300 was America's first practical helicopter and the first successful helicopter in the world to perfect the now familiar single main rotor and tail rotor design. The VS-300 was first flown (tethered) on September 14, 1939 and the first untethered flight was on May 13, 1940.

[PatriceSerapiglia]

🇫🇷 That is probably the most awesome invention. Flying like a humming bird. It saves so many life’s over the years. 🇫🇷

[TheArneschwindt]

The first functional helicopter with a combustion engine was a German Focke Wulf FW61 in 1936. Sikorsky built the first helicopter in Amerika.

[jaybee]

I love that Sikorsky kept his hat on…how?

[jackster]

Must’ve been having one helli of a ride!

[YouraverageAmerican-cv]

I like how he looked down at the camera with confidence, and then started flexing his design and going crazy with it

[Noname-cmzd]

Goverment saw it and think like we can drop some bomb with this fucking machine

[ronaldschild]

We, as Americans, owe a debt to the former Soviet Union for the helicopter - as Igor Sikorsky received his training and work experience in aeronautical engineering from both imperial Russia and post-Revolution, the U.S.S.R.

[Dexterity_Jedi]

Oh God, please don't raise your arms up!

[nikhil]

Indian :- Helicopter was discovered by the Indian mentioned in in the puran and veda

[Barmaleyx]

Чинук - двухосный вертолет сделал не Сикорский.

[MultiverseEmpress]

Phenomenal!! How momentous!! And not American!!

[Roberto-dwjz]

China be like: am i joke to you?

Fun fact: Helicopter was originated from China. The first helicopter isn't helicopter we saw today, it's Bamboo flying toy