HELICO AUTHENTIC STORIES

A Squirrel sets out to cross the Atlantic non-stop. Another is climbing to the top of Mount Everest. Eight U.S. Navy helicopters leave to free American hostages in Iran. A Hughes OH-6 rescues nuns trapped in the fighting in Vietnam. A Sikorsky crashes in Chad while chasing a camel. At all latitudes, under all circumstances, the helicopter takes part in the most extraordinary human adventures. The improbable machine that made its combat debut in 1944 has over the decades become a monster of technology. In barely thirty years, its power, carrying capacity and autonomy have increased fifty-fold. But despite cascading technical revolutions, one element has remained unchanged: the pilot, with his strengths and weaknesses, so human.