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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.
In 1877, for example, Enrico Forlanini flew a large steam-powered model to a height of over 40 feet in Milan. But it wasn't until 1907 that the Frenchman Paul Cornu hovered just off the ground for 20 seconds in a strange 32-bladed helicopter. Cornu, like the Wright brothers four years earlier, was a bicycle-maker. Several other early helicopters were made, but they were all underpowered and hard to control.