Helicopter – Selldon Photography

Sikorsky S-67 Black Hawk Sets World Speed Record for Helicopters (1970)

Dec 19, 2025Selldon0150 Aircraft, Selective Coloration19/12, 1970, Aircraft, Black Hawk, Helicopter, S-67, Sikorsky

The Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk was a private-venture, prototype attack helicopter built in 1970 with Sikorsky Aircraft research and development (R&D) funds. A tandem, two-seat aircraft designed around the dynamic drive and rotor systems of the Sikorsky S-61,…

Ewald Rohlfs Reaches 2,339m with the Focke-Wulf FW61 Helicopter (1937)

Jul 25, 2025Selldon0002 Stamps, Selective Coloration1937, 25/07, Ewald Rohlfs, Focke, FW61, Helicopter

The Focke-Wulf Fw 61 was the first successful, practical, and fully controllable helicopter, first flown in 1936. It was also known as the Fa 61, as Focke began a new…

Happy Birthday Larry Bell (1894)

Apr 5, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration05/04, 1894, Bell 222, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Helicopter, Huey, Lawrence Dale Bell, scale model, scale models, UH-1

Lawrence Dale “Larry” Bell (April 5, 1894 – October 20, 1956) was an American industrialist and founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation. Bell was born in Mentone, Indiana. Bell moved in…