Ultralight helicopters are classified as ultralight aircraft by the FAA and as Very Light Rotorcraft (VLR) by the EASA. [1] [2]
Type | Country | Notes |
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White Coax Copter | China | Single seat coaxial heli [3] |
Rudimentary Coax Copter | China | Single seat coaxial heli [4] |
Circus Performer's | China | Single seat coaxial heli [5] |
Yellow CoAx Heli | China | Single seat coaxial heli [6] |
Ultrasport 254 | United States | First ultralight |
Curti Zefhir | Italy | |
DF Helicopters DF334 | Italy | |
SKT Helicopters | Italy | |
Micron Coax Helicopter | Russia | |
SCH 1A Miro CRV | Slovenia | |
RT 216 | China / Germany | [7] |
RotorSchmiede VA115 | Germany | Coaxial Single Seater [8] |
RotorSchmiede VA250 | Germany | Coaxial Double Seater [9] |
EDM Aerotec CoAX 2D/2R | Germany | [10] |
Heli-Sport CH-7 | Argentina / Italy | HeliLight ULM |
JH-2 | China | Dynali H3 & AK1-3 parts [11] |
Gray Zhu bi-place heli | China | 2 seat bi-place copter [12] |
Lightest coaxial heli | China | Single seat coaxial heli [13] |
Coaxial black heli | China | Coaxial Single Seater [14] |
Shandong coax heli | China | Coaxial Single Seater [15] |
Guo Leiting's Coax | China | Yuncheng Farmer's Chopper |
Shantou Copters | China | Homebuilt Helis by Farmer |
Chen Ruihua Jiangsu | China | Coaxial Single Seater [16] |
Coaxial heli Zhuzhou | China | Coaxial Single Seater [17] |
Agricultural coaxial heli | China | [18] |
Red Coaxial Helicopter | China | Coaxial Single Seater [19] |
White Coaxial Chopper | China | Coaxial Single Seater [20] |
Homebuilt Coaxial Heli | China | Coaxial Single Seater [21] |
Yellow tail coaxial heli | China | [22] |
Famà Kiss 209 | Italy | |
Sk-1 Twinpower | Italy | [23] |
G-250 Eagle | Italy | Engine Turbine |
LCA LH 212 Delta | Italy | |
YoYo Helicopter | Italy | [24] |
Egicopter | Italy | [25] |
Aquinea Volta | France | Electric ULM |
Le Minimax | France | LH160E |
Mustang F290 | France / Spain | |
Helismart | France | [26] |
HTC 130 | France | Heli-Tech Helicopters |
Orlan | Russia | |
Aerokopter AK1-3 Sanka | Ukraine | |
Skyline SL-231 Scout | Ukraine | |
ZH281 | Ukraine | |
Vibston Aero | Ukraine | |
Voytovich helicopter | Ukraine | [27] |
Kazachok Helicopter | Russia | [28] |
Kazan Aktai | Russia | |
Rotorfly | Russia | [29] |
Berkut (helicopter) | Russia | |
FLY CC III | Czech Republic | [30] |
jpkrucker | Canada | Single seat coaxial heli [31] |
Mosquito XE | Canada / United States | |
Hungarocopter HC-01 | Hungary | [32] |
Hungarocopter HC-02 | Hungary | [33] |
CoaX helicopters | Australia | [34] [35] |
Diora Helicopters | Hungary | [36] |
Youngcopter Neo | Germany | NOTAR |
NADC Bongo | Czech Republic | NOTAR [37] |
AirScooter | United States | |
Scion SA-400 Jackal | United States | [38] [39] [40] |
Helicycle | United States | |
Sorhge HX | Argentina | [41] [42] |
Ezycopter | Taiwan | [43] |
Helirotex Lince One | Italy | [44] |
Konner K1 | Italy | [45] |
Syton AH130 | Italy | [46] |
Bug Helicopters | United Kingdom | |
Heliwhale Afalina | Russia | [47] |
Dynali H3 EasyFlyer | Belgium | |
Volocopter 2X | Germany | [48] |
RotorWay Exec | United States | |
Safari Helicopter | Canada / United States | |
Millennium MH-1 | United States | [49] |
Revolution Mini-500 | United States | |
CHI KC 518 Adventourer | New Zealand | [50] |
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