Marine Corps Rotary Wing Aircrafts

List of Marine Corps Rotary Wing Aircrafts with detailed specification:

AH-1 SuperCobra

General Chracteristics of AH-1 SuperCobra are as Below:

Role:	Attack helicopter
Manufacturer:	Bell Helicopter
First flight:	AH-1J: 1969
Introduction:	AH-1J: 1971, AH-1W: 1986
Status:	In service
Primary users:	United States Marine Corps Islamic Republic of Iran Army Republic of China Army Turkish Army
Produced:	AH-1J/T/W: 1970–1980s
Number built:	1,271+
Unit cost:	AH-1W: US$10.7 million
Developed from:	Bell AH-1 Cobra
Variants:	Bell AH-1Z Viper Bell YAH-63/Bell 409 Panha 2091

AH-1Z Viper

General Chracteristics of AH-1Z Viper are as Below:

Role:	Attack helicopter
National origin:	United States
Manufacturer:	Bell Helicopter
First flight:	8-Dec-2000
Introduction:	Sep-10
Status:	In service
Primary users:	United States Marine Corps
Produced:	2000–present
Number built:	52
Unit cost:	US$27 million US$31 million (new built)
Developed from:	Bell AH-1 SuperCobra

CH-46 Sea Knight

General Chracteristics of CH-46 Sea Knight are as Below:

Role:	Cargo helicopter
Manufacturer:	Vertol Aircraft Corp. Boeing Vertol
First flight:	Aug-62
Introduction:	1964
Retired:	2004 (U.S. Navy) 2015 (USMC)
Status:	In limited service
Primary users:	United States State Department United States Marine Corps (historical) United States Navy (historical) Japan (historical)
Produced:	1962–1971
Number built:	H-46: 524

H-53E Super Stallion

General Chracteristics of H-53E Super Stallion are as Below:

Role:	Heavy-lift cargo helicopter
Manufacturer:	Sikorsky Aircraft
First flight:	1-Mar-74
Introduction:	1981
Status:	In service
Primary users:	United States Marine Corps United States Navy Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Produced:	1978-1980s
Number built:	234
Unit cost:	US$24.36 million (1992, avg. cost)
Developed from:	Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion
Developed into:	Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion

UH-1Y Venom

General Chracteristics of UH-1Y Venom are as Below:

VH-3 Sea King

General Chracteristics of VH-3 Sea King are as Below:

Role:	ASW/SAR/utility helicopter
National origin:	United States
Manufacturer:	Sikorsky Aircraft
First flight:	11-Mar-1959
Introduction:	1961
Retired:	Retired by United States Navy in 2006
Status:	In service
Primary users:	United States Navy (historical) Italian Navy Brazilian Navy Argentine Naval Aviation
Produced:	1959–1970s
Unit cost:	$6.4 million
Variants:	Sikorsky S-61L/N Sikorsky S-61R Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King Westland Sea King

CH-53 Sea Stallion

General Chracteristics of CH-53 Sea Stallion are as Below:

Role:	Heavy-lift cargo helicopter
Manufacturer:	Sikorsky Aircraft
First flight:	YCH-53: 14 October 1964
Introduction:	1966
Retired:	2012 (U.S.)
Status:	In service
Primary users:	United States Marine Corps (historical) German Army Israeli Air Force Mexican Air Force
Produced:	1964–1978
Variants:	HH-53 "Super Jolly Green Giant"/MH-53 Pave Low
Developed into:	Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion

UH-60 Whitehawk

General Chracteristics of UH-60 Whitehawk are as Below:

Role:	Utility helicopter
Manufacturer:	Sikorsky Aircraft
First flight:	17-Oct-1974
Introduction:	1979
Status:	In service
Primary users:	United States Army Japan Self Defense Forces Colombian Armed Forces Turkish Armed Forces
Produced:	1974–present
Number built:	About 4,000
Unit cost:	UH-60: US$21.3 million (avg. U.S. procurement, 2012)
Developed from:	Sikorsky S-70
Variants:	Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk Sikorsky HH-60 Jayhawk Mitsubishi H-60