| Designation | Official, Popular Name(s) | Manufacturer | 1st Flight or Appearance | Role(s)/Notes |
HA Dunkirk Fighter Curtiss 1918 escort bpiplane fighter, mailplane
HE Cub Piper 1940 USN/USMC hospital/ambulance; redes. to AE in 1942
HL Loening 1925 USN/USMC hospital/ambulance OL
H-1 Owl L.W.F. 1920 mail, bomber
[U]H-1 Huey, Iroqouis, Hog, Bell 1962 USN/USMC/Army/USAF multirole utility
Slick helicopter - redes. HU-1
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[A]H-1 HueyCobra, SeaCobra, Bell 1965 USN/USMC/Army close support attack, training,
SuperCobra, Cobra, ECM helicopter - competitor H-2, H-3 for Army
Quick Fix, Snake (-1G)
H-2 (HU2K) Seasprite,Hooky Tooky Kaman 1962 USN LAMPS I ASW, SAR, utility, observation
H-2 (HU-2) Tomahawk Kaman 1963 Army modified UH-2A attack helicopter,
research, competitor in gunship contract with AH-1, H-3
H-3 Sea King (USN/USMC), Sikorsky 1963 USN LAMPS III ASW, MCM, helicopter; USCG SAR;
(HSS-2) Pelican (USCG), USMC/USAF/Army VIP transport; USAF JGG SAR; Army
Jolly Green Giant competitor for gunship contract with AH-1, H-2
(USAF) - USN HSS-2 redes. to SH-3 in 1962
H-4 Vought-Sik. 1948 redes. R-4
H-4 Bell 1962 Army LOH competitor, prototype OH-58 - redes.
HO-4
H-5 Hoverfly Sikorsky 1948 USN light utility helicopter - USN's 1st
helicopter - redes. R-5
H-5 Hiller 1962 Army LOH competitor - redes. HO-5
H-6 Sikorsky 1948 redesignated R-6
H-6 Cayuse, LOacH, McDD 1963 Army light observation/light attack helicopter
Defender, Egg, (Hughes) redes. HO-6
Little Bird, Olive on a Toothpick, Super Bee
H-7?
H-8 Curtiss 1916 USN observation seaplane
H-8 Defender,Little Bird, McDD 1988 alleged designation Army armed H-6/civilian MD500/530,
Olive on a Toothpick, Super Bee actually AH-6A/MH-6A
H-9 Firestone 1948 redes. R-9
H-10 Kellet 1948 redes. R-10
H-11 Rotorcraft 1948 redes. R-11
H-12 Curtiss 1918 USN biplane patrol flying boat
H-12 Bell 1948 redes. R-12
H-13 Sioux Bell 1948 USAF/USMC/USN/Army utility/trainer helicopter
(HTL/HUL) redes. R-13 (1948), HTL/HUL (1962)
H-14 Curtiss 1916 patrol flying boat
H-15 Bell 1950 USAAF-funded USAGF utility helicopter
H-16 Curtiss 1918 USN - larger & modified H-12 patrol
H-16 Transporter Piasecki 1948 USAAF/USAF/Army large twin rotor tactical
transport/SAR helicopter - redes. R-16
H-17 "Flying Crane" Hughes/ 1952 experimental flying crane helicopter
Kellett
H-18 Sikorsky 1946 USAAF/Army utility helicopter
H-19 (HRS/ Chickasaw, Angel Sikorsky 1949 Army/USAF/USN/USMC/USCG utility, transport, rescue
HO4S) of Mercy, Elephant Joyeux helicopter - redes. from USN/USMC/USCG
HRS/HO4S in 1962
H-20 Little Henry McDonnell 1947 experimental helicopter w/rotor-tip ramjets
H-21 (HRP) Shawnee, Work Horse, Piasecki 1952 USAF/USN/Army twin rotor transport helicopter
Flying Banana - improved/redes. HRP
H-22 Kaman 1950 civilian Model K-225 evaluation
H-23 (HTE) Raven, Hauler Hiller 1950 Army utility helicopter HTE
H-24 Seibel 1951 Army observation, utility test helicopter
H-25 (HUP, Army Mule, Retriever Piasecki 1951 Army/USN twin rotor utility, support, casevac,
HJP) rescue helicopter - redes. from USN HUP/HJP in 1962
H-26 Jet Jeep Amer. 1952 rotor-mounted pulse-jet
Heli. observation/recon.helicopter
H-27 Piasecki 1951 2nd H-16 - redes. to H-16A
H-28 Hughes 1952 proposed modified H-17
H-29 McDonnell 1952 proposed modified H-20
H-30 McCulloch 1952 Army twin rotor observation helicopter
H-31 Doman 1953 Army evaluation utility helicopter - not
accepted and used as VIP transport
H-32 (HOE) Hornet Hiller 1952 Army light helicopter prototype with rotor-tip
ramjets
H-33 Bell 1952 Army tiltrotor VTOL - later [X]V-3
H-34 Choctaw(Army), Sikorsky 1955 USN HSS-1/HUS - redes. from USN/USMC HSS-1/HUS
(HSS/HUS) Seahorse(USMC), in 1962
Seaboat(USN), Seabat(1st production aircraft)
H-35 Convertiplane McDonnell 1953 Army/USAF experimental VTOL convertiplane -
later [X]V-1
H-3626 Bell 1954 cancelled - designation reserved for USN use;
also attributed to Air Force project "Long Ears" in 1959
H-37 Mojave, Deuce Sikorsky 1962 Army/USN/USMC transport, AEW civilian
(HR2S) S-56/HR2S - redes. from USN/USMC HR2S in 1962
H-3826 Sikorsky 1954 cancelled - designation reserved for USN use;
also attributed to Air Force project "Short Tail" in 1959
H-39 Sikorsky 1954 Army - 3rd H-18 - conversion from piston to
turbine propulsion
H-40 Bell 1956 Army prototype civilian Model 204 - later HU-1
H-41 Seneca Cessna 1954 Army experimental light helicopter
H-42 Hughes 1944 original designation HO-2 - later dev. as TH-55
H-43 Huskie, Kaman 1956 USN/USAF crash rescue, observation helicopter
(HOK/HUK) Flying Shithouse - redes. HOK/HUK
H-4426 unassigned - to avoid conflict with Hiller H-44?
(internal company designation);
also attributed to Air Force project "Big Tom" in 1959
H-45 1962 Air Force reserved designation for Project "Step Child"
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H-46 Sea Knight, Frog, Boeing V. 1962 USAF/USMC/USN/Army twin rotor transport, SAR,
(HC-1A/HRB) Boeing Body Bag, Boeing Mix Master MCM, helicopter - redes. HC-1A/HRB, H-49 (CH-46B)
H-47 Chinook, Shithook, Boeing V. 1964 Army twin rotor transport helicopter-
Hook redes. HC-1B
H-48 reserved for missile site support helicopter
in 1963
H-49 Sea Knight Boeing V. 1962 original designation of CH-46B
H-50 (DSN) DASH Gyrodyne 1962 USN Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter - redes.
DSN
H-51 Lockheed 1962 experimental high-speed helicopter - USN/Army
evaluation - predecessor H-56
H-52 Seaguard Sikorsky 1962 USN/USCG SAR helicopter - redes. HU2S
(HU2S)
H-53 Sea Stallion (USN), Sikorsky 1964 USN/USMC assault transport (CH-53), MCM(RH-53),
Super Jolly (USAF), civilian S-65/S-80(-E); USAF SAR (HH-53B), SOF
Pave Low I/II/III/Enhanced (SOF), night/all-weather clandestine operations
Super Shitter (HH-53C/G/H - later MH-53H/J)
H-54 Tarhe, Skycrane Sikorsky 1962 Army heavy crane helicopter
H-55 Osage Hughes 1956 Army primary trainer helicopter - development
HO-2
H-56 Cheyenne Lockheed 1967 Army all-weather attack/escort helicopter
H-57 Sea Ranger Bell 1968 USN instrument flight trainer H-58
H-58 Kiowa, Warrior, Bell 1968 Army light multirole observation helicopter,
Aeroscout armed attack (AH/OH-58D) - development H-4
H-59 Sikorsky 1955 competitor H-40 - modified H-18
H-59 Sikorsky 1973 Army ABC research helicopter
H-60 (Black/Night/Pave/ Sikorsky 1974 Army UTTAS (UH-60), ECM/SOTAS (EH-60), SOF
Credible/Quick/Ocean/ clandestine missions (MH-60K) civilian S-70; USAF
Jay/CINC/ SAR (HH-60A/D/E, UH-60A, MH-60G); USN LAMPS III,
Rescue) Hawk, ASW, VERTREP (SH-60), SAR (HH-60H); USMC VIP
Quick Fix II, UTTAS, Catfish, Crash Hawk, transport (VH-60); USCG SAR (HH-60J)
Lawn Dart
H-61 UTTAS Boeing V. 1974 Army UTTAS competitor H-60 - LAMPS II
competitor
H-62 HLH Boeing 1970 Heavy Lift Helicopter
H-63 KingCobra Bell 1975 Army modified AH-1 - competitor AH-64
H-64 Apache, Sea Apache McDD 1975 Army anti-armour attack helicopter
(Hughes)
H-65 Dolphin Aerosp. 1984 SAR recon. Aerospatiale SA 366 Dauphin
H-66 Comanche Boeing/ 1991 LHX contract winner - low-observability armed
Sikorsky recon. helicopter with internal weapons bay
H-67 Creek Bell 1995? trainer civilian Model 206B
H-68 Agusta 2000 USCG A109 - drug interdiction
H-76 Eagle Sikorsky gunship, SAR, observation, utility helicopter
civilian S-76 - non-standard designation
H-90 McDD 199? USCG MD900 - non-standard designation
HA Curtiss 1922 scout flying boat
HB-1 Cyclops Huff-Dal. 1925 mod./enlarged LB-1 - heavy bomber
HB-2 Fokker 1926 proposed heavy bomber LB-2 - single wing
(Atlantic)
HB-3 Huff-Dal. 1926 proposed single-wing heavy bomber
HCH McDonnell 1951 USN proposed crane helicopter
HC-1A Seaknight Boeing V. 1962 Army designation of H-46 tandem cargo
(H-46) helicopter
HC-1B Chinook, Shithook Boeing V. 1961 Army original des. of H-47 tandem cargo
(H-47) helicopter - redes. CH-1
HC-47 Dakota, Skytrain Douglas 1962 SAR C-47 - redes. SC-47
HC-54 Skymaster Douglas 1955 SAR C-54 - redes. SC-54
HC-97 Stratofreighter Boeing 1950? sea/air rescue C-97
HC-130 Hercules Lockheed 1962 USCG/USAF mid-air recovery of
spacecraft/RPV's, SAR, surveillance;
helicopter refuelling - redes. SC-130
HC-130P Combat Shadow, Lockheed clandestine special ops heli. refueling,
Hercules 1964 tactical airdrops - later MC-130P
HC-131 Samaritan Convair 1960 USCG SAR C-131
!HD-1 N.A.F. ? USN N.A.F.-built Hanriot fighter seaplane
HH-1 Huey Bell 1970 USN basic rescue UH-1
HH-2 Seasprite Kaman 1970 USN SAR H-2
HH-3E Jolly Green Giant Sikorsky 1967 USAF combat SAR, transport CH-3E
HH-3F Pelican Sikorsky 1968 USCG medium-range recovery HH-3 - similar to
HH-3E
HH-13 Sioux Bell 1950? SAR H-13
HH-19 Chickasaw Sikorsky 1956 Army SAR H-19 - HH-19G redes. from USCG
HO4S-3G, USAF SH-19 in 1962
HH-21 Shawnee, Work Horse Piasecki 1962 MATS rescue H-21 - redes. SH-21
HH-34 Seahorse Sikorsky 1955 Army SAR H-34 - USCG HUS-1G redes. to HH-34 in
(HUS-1G) 1962
HH-43 Huskie, Kaman 1958 crash rescue H-43
Flying Shithouse
HH-46 Sea Knight, Frog, Boeing V. 1975 USMC SAR-converted CH-46
Boeing Body Bag, Boeing Mix Master
HH-52 Seaguard Sikorsky 1962 USCG SAR H-52
HH-53B/C Super Jolly Sikorsky 1968 USAF combat SAR H-53
!HH-53C Pave Low Sikorsky 1975 modified HH-53 for SOF - night/all-weather
sensors
HH-53H Pave Low Sikorsky 1979 upgraded Pave Low - better avionics - redes.
to MH-53H
HH-60A Night Hawk Sikorsky 1970 USAF all-weather combat rescue converted
UH-60A (HH-60A); proposed HH-60D/E with
better avionics cancelled; all HH-60A +
9 UH-60A redes./converted to UH-60A
Credible Hawk, then MH-60G Pave Hawk
HH-60H Rescue Hawk Sikorsky 1988 USN SAR-modified SH-60F
HH-60J Jayhawk14 Sikorsky 1989 USCG MRR HH-60 - modified SH-60F
HH-65 Dolphin Aerospat. 1984 USCG short-range recovery H-65
HJD Whirlaway McDonnell 1946 initial designation HJH
HJH Whirlaway McDonnell 1947 USN experimental helicopter with laterally
displaced rotors - redes. HJD
HJP (H-25) Army Mule Piasecki 1948 USN prototype HUP - later H-25
HJS Sikorsky 1949 USN utility helicopter
HN (TW-5) Huff-Dal. 1922 USN trainer
HNS (R-4) Hoverfly Sikorsky 1942 USN trainer R-4 - 1st USN helicopter
HOE (H-32) Hornet Hiller 1951 USN observation H-32
HOG Gyrodyne 1954 USN - initial designation RON
HOK (H-43) Huskie Kaman 1950 USN/USMC observation H-43
HOS (R-6) Hoverfly II Sikorsky 1944 USN R-6
HO2S (R-5) Hoverfly Sikorsky 1943 USN evaluation R-5
HO3S (R-5) Hoverfly Sikorsky 1965 USMC - development HO2S
HO4S Chickasaw Sikorsky 1955 USN/USMC (HO4S-1/2/3), USCG (HO4S-3G)
(H-19) carrier-based observation civilian
S-55/Army H-19A; HO4S-3G later HH-19G,
HO4S later UH-19F
HO5S Sikorsky 1952 USN/USMC H-18
(H-18)
HO Huff-Dal. 1923 USN obervation flying boat
HO-1 Sud-Ouest 1955 Army evaluation French Djinn observation
helicopter
HO-1E Pawnee Hiller 1955 USN non-standard interim des. of VZ-1 VTOL
(VZ-1) research - redes. in 1956
HO-2 De Lackner 1955 Army VTOL research flying platform - later
HZ-1
HO-2 Hughes 1956 Army evaluation civilian Model 269/redes. H-42
(H-55)
HO-3 Brantly 1957 Army evaluation civilian observation
helicopter
HO-4 Bell 1962 LOH competitor, prototype H-58 - later OH-4
HO-5 Hiller 1962 LOH competitor - later OH-5
HO-6 Hughes 1962 LOH - later OH-6
HRB (H-46) Seaknight, Frog Boeing V. 1961 USMC transport helicopter - later CH-46A
HRH McDonnell USN assault helicopter project
HRP Rescuer, Flying Piasecki 1945 USN/USMC/USCG transport helicopter
(H-21) Banana
HRS (H-19) Chickasaw Sikorsky 1955 USN/USMC carrier-based troop transport
civilian S-55 - similar to HO4S-1 - later CH-19E
HR2S Mojave, Deuce Sikorsky 1953 USN/USMC carrier-based transport, AEW
(H-37) helicopter
civilian S-56 - later CH-37 in 1962
HR3S Sikorsky 1960 proprietary development HSS-2
HS Curtiss 1917 USN/USMC Hydroplane, Single engine biplane
patrol bomber flying boat
HSL Bell 1951 USN twin rotor ASW helicopter
HSS-1 Seabat Sikorsky 1954 USN/USMC prototype carrier-based ASW (later
(H-34) SH-34), VIP transport (HSS-1Z [later VH-34D])
helicopter civilian S-58 - also HUS
HSS-2 Hiss Sikorsky 1959 USN/USMC carrier-based ASW prototype of
(SH-3) civilian S-61 - redes. to SH-3 in 1962
HTE (H-23) Raven, Hauler Hiller 1955 USN trainer helicopter civlian UH-12
HTK Kaman USN trainer helicopter
HTL Sioux Bell 1946 USN/USMC trainer HH-13N/TH-13L/M/N
(TH-13)
HUK (H-43) Huskie Kaman 1958 USN utility H-43
HU2K (H-2) Seasprite,Hooky Tooky Kaman 1959 USN carrier-based SAR/utility helicopter
HUL Sioux Bell 1959 USN SAR utility HH-13Q/UH-13P/R
(UH-13)
HUM McCulloch USN utility helicopter
HUP (H-25) Retriever Piasecki 1949 USN/USMC utility H-25 - redes. HJP
HUS (H-34) Seahorse Sikorsky 1950 USMC utility/transport (later UH-34), Arctic
operation(HUS-1L[later LH-34D]), USCG SAR
(HUS-1G [later HH-34F]) version of HSS-1
HU2S Seaguard Sikorsky 1962 USN utility HH-52
(H-52)
HU-1 Huey Bell 1959 Army preproduction/redes. H-40 - later [U]H-1
HU-16 Albatross Grumman 1962 USAF rescue/utility amphibian JR2F/U-16- redes.
(JR2F) SA-16
HU-25 Guardian(A), Dass.Breg. 1982 USCG surveillence U-25
Interceptor(C), Falcon
HV-22 Osprey Bell/Boe. 1989 proposed USN SAR V-22
HZ-1 De Lackner 1956 Army non-standard des. of VTOL research flying
platform - redes. HO-2
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