World's Fastest Helicopters
The first time that I ever went flying was in a Bell 47 helicopter at the county fair. The fastest speed that it would go was 91 kts. (169 km/h). Helicopters have developed a lot since then and it got me to wondering what is the speed of the fastest helicopters now?
Here is a list of the ten fastest helicopters in the World as of this year (2017 Listed in order):
Top Ten Fastest Helicopters |
![X3 photo by Julian Herzog](images/Eurocopter_X3_1.jpg) | Eurocopter X3 Airbus Experimental Compound helicopter Maximum Speed: 255 kts. (472 km/h) |
![Ch-47 photo by (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tamara Vaughn](images/CH-47_chinook_2.jpg) | CH-47 Chinook Boeing Rotorcraft Systems Maximum Speed: 170 kts. (315 km/h) |
![MI-35 photo by Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.](images/MI-35_3.jpg) | Hind Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant Maximum Speed: 167 kts. (310 km/h) |
![AW101 photo by Cpl Phil Major ABIPP RAF](images/AW101_merlin_4.jpg) | AW101 (EH101) Merlin Agusta and Westland Helicopters Maximum Speed: 166 kts. (309 km/h) |
![AW139 photo by Antonio Stellato](images/AW139_5.jpg) | AW139 Agusta Westland Maximum Speed: 165 kts. (306 km/h) |
![NH90 photo by Tim Felce](images/NH90_6.jpg) | NH90 NHIndustries Maximum Speed: 162 kts. (300 km/h) |
![KA-52 photo by Fedor Leukhin](images/KA-52_7.jpg) | KA-52 Alligator Kamov Maximum Speed: 162 kts. (300 km/h) |
![MI-28 photo by Artem Katranzhi](images/MI-28_8.jpg) | MI-28N Night Hunter Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant Maximum Speed: 162 kts. (300 km/h) |
![MI-26 photo by Alex Beltyukov](images/MI-26_9.jpg) | Mi-26 Halo Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant Maximum Speed: 159 kts. (295 km/h) |
![AH-64D photo by Jerry Gunner](images/AH-64D_10.jpg) | AH-64 Apache Hughes Helicopters (1975–1984), McDonnell Douglas (1984–1997), Boeing Defense, Space & Security (1997–present) Maximum Speed: 158 kts. (284 km/h) |
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