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I like Russian helicopters And the Sea King helicopter.I've been on board HMS Eagle,HMAS Melbourne, and HMS Invincible that have visited Wellington. I know one or two people have experience with the Sea King here.I am impressed with how well they perform in rough weather,especially with SAR duties.Pretty brave! PL

I'll have to tip my hat to Bell's UH-1 Iroquois - commonly known as the Huey (from Helicopter, Utility .) Nothing else can compare that day (many years ago) when the football team was cleared from the practice field and six of these beauties circled and landed to take a group of awed JROTC students for an hour-long joy ride. The Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk may provide a vastly superior ride -...

I've always been a fan of the Bell JetRanger.

I'll say a Hughes 500. I spent about 5 weeks in the back of one with an excellent pilot, getting in some tight spaces.

Kaman HOK-1. I built a model of it as a kid.

V-22 Osprey, even though it really isn't a traditional helicopter, they're just so cool!

I built a Huey model when I was a youngster, but my favorites lately have been -- and please excuse my ignorance on exact names -- but Blackhawks, Sikorsky skyhooks and any of the other helicopters working the fires in my neighborhood this summer.

I'm rather fond of the Rotorway line of helicopters such as the A-600 Talon . Not only is it relatively affordable for a 2 seat helicopter but it's cute, too. The Canadian Safari helicopter is a good kit, too. Similar to an old Bell 47, it's a well implemented old school design. Of course, if money were no object, I'd love to own an AH-1 Cobra. Every now and then, I see one listed for ...

If I want someone to think that they should start running away right now: UH-1 Heuy It I want someone to think that they should have started running away a while ago: AH-64 Apache

Quote: Originally Posted by cjl I've always been a fan of the Bell JetRanger. Me too! The 206 "JetRanger" grew out of the 204/205s, commonly and collectively referred to as the UH-1s, or Huey, made famous during the Vietnam War. The most numerous of the variants were the UH-1Hs, or "Hotels."