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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.
T he first successful rotorcraft was a gyroplane, designed by Sr. Juan de La Cierva in Spain and flown on 17th of January, 1923. His success created much interest world wide and led to the development of the first successful helicopter, the Focke-Wulf, Fw 61 which was first flown in June of 1936 in Germany.In 1933, the Focke-Wulf Co. built Cierva C.19 and C.30 gyroplanes under license.is success created much interest world wide and led to the development of the first successful helicopter, the Focke-Wulf, Fw 61 which was first flown in June of 1936 in Germany.