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Origins of the Name. The very first piloted helicopter was invented by Paul Cornu in 1907, however, this design was not successful. French inventor, Etienne Oehmichen built and flew a helicopter one kilometer in 1924.Another early helicopter that flew for a decent distance was the German Focke-Wulf Fw 61, invented by an unknown inventor.rench inventor, Etienne Oehmichen built and flew a helicopter one kilometer in 1924. Another early helicopter that flew for a decent distance was the German Focke-Wulf Fw 61, invented by an unknown inventor.
There can be no doubt that the image of the Rooivalk has suffered as a result of misleading and exaggerated official propaganda in the early years of the programme. The helicopter was conceived in 1985 and the first prototype made its maiden flight in February 1990.South Africans were told that it was a world beater, the best attack helicopter in the world, better than Americaâs Boeing AH-64 Apache.xcept that these were not really production aircraft at all â they were more like pre-production versions of an aircraft that was still under development. Although deliveries began to 16 Squadron in January 1999, the Rooivalk was still far from operational.