What is names for helicopters?

1. ROTORCRAFT - is a generic technical term used to describe vertical lift aircraft that use rotors to generate lift. Helicopters are classified as rotorcraft.

2. CHOPPER - is a colloquial term used to refer to a helicopter. The term originated during the Vietnam War when soldiers used a shortened version of the word helicopter as a slang term.

3. WHIRLYBIRD - is another colloquial name for a helicopter. It comes from the sound of the rotors spinning.

4. JOLLY GREEN GIANT - is the nickname given to the Sikorsky HH-3E helicopter used by the United States Air Force for combat search and rescue missions in Vietnam.

5. BLACK HAWK - is the name of the Sikorsky UH-60 utility helicopter used by the US Army. It is named after the Native American warrior Black Hawk.

6. APACHE - is the name of the Boeing AH-64 attack helicopter used by the US Army. It is named after the Native American tribe that once inhabited the southwestern United States.

7. COBRA - is the name of the Bell AH-1 attack helicopter used by the US Army. It is named after the venomous snake and is known for its distinctive bulbous nose and tandem seating arrangement.

8. HUEY - is the nickname given to the Bell UH-1 utility helicopter used by the US Army during the Vietnam War. It is named after the sound of its turbine engine.