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Helicopter
also called Chopper, Whirlybird, Heli
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About
A light utility helicopter spans about 39 feet long, making it roughly the length of a standard school bus.
Helicopter sizes range from small two-seat personal models to massive military transports that can exceed 100 feet (30 m) in length. A typical utility helicopter sits in the light-to-medium class, sharing a weight profile with an everyday pickup truck or crossover SUV. Because the spinning rotor blades extend far beyond the fuselage, the aircraft occupies much more clearance space than its cabin size would suggest.
From Wikipedia
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward and laterally.
Read more on Wikipedia →Text from Wikipedia’s “Helicopter” article, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Questions people ask
- How big is a helicopter?
- A typical utility helicopter is about 39 feet (12 m) long, stands nearly 12 feet (3.6 m) tall, and weighs roughly 3,300 pounds (1,500 kg). That puts its empty weight close to that of a typical midsize car.
- How much space does a helicopter take up?
- About 35.3 yd³ (27 m³), the volume of its body.
Weight
1.65 US tons (1.5 tonnes)
- Space it takes up
- 35.3 yd³ (27 m³)
- Length
- 39.4 ft (12 m)
- Height
- 11.8 ft (3.6 m)
Quick answer
A typical utility helicopter is about 39 feet (12 m) long, stands nearly 12 feet (3.6 m) tall, and weighs roughly 3,300 pounds (1,500 kg). That puts its empty weight close to that of a typical midsize car.
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