Fun Facts for Helicopter and Airplane Flight Training for Riverside, CA

There are more than 11,000 civil helicopters operating just in the U.S. and more than 15,000 civil helicopters operating in more than 157 other countries around the world.

The biggest helicopter was the Russian Mil Mi-12 Homer of 1968 which could lift 40,204 kg up to 2255 m.

Helicopter Spotlight for Riverside, CA

The Guimbal Cabri G2 is a two-seat light piston-engined helicopter designed by Bruno Guimbal, a former Eurocopter engineer. The Cabri G2 is a two-seat light helicopter with a three-bladed fully articulated main rotor and a Fenestron-type tail rotor. It has a skid landing gear and side-by-side seating for a pilot and passenger. Powered by an 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360 piston engine derated to 145 hp (108 kW), it first flew in March 2005. Its development was preceded by a prototype Cabri G2-01, which flew for the first time in April 1992.