2024 Aviation Week Photo Contest: Military Rotary-Wing Aircraft
January 28, 2025
Credit: Richard Howard/Fallbrook, California
A U.S. Marine Corps plane captain signals to the pilots on a UH-1Y Super Huey helicopter to lift off and begin taxiing near Oceanside, California.
Credit: Larry Melby/Dallas, Texas
A U.S. Marine Corps Bell AH-1 Cobra performs for the crowd at the 2024 Wings over Cowtown Airshow at NAS Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth in April 2024.
Credit: Chastin Teets/Fisher, West Virginia
A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk shows off during a demonstration at the 2024 Westmoreland County Airshow in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
Credit: Laurie Goossens/St. Petersburg, Florida
An Aerospatiale SA-341F2 Gazelle, registration N341KJ, flies over EAA Airventure 2024 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Credit: Richard Howard/Fallbrook, California
The Sun sets as a U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Ordnance team finishes loading an AH-1Z Viper helicopter near Yuma, Arizona.
Credit: Richard Howard/Fallbrook, California
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper helicopter heads off to a mission at sunset near Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California.
Credit: Richard Howard/Fallbrook, California
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter kicks up sand and rocks as it takes off following an exercise at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California.
Credit: Richard Howard/Fallbrook, California
A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Super Huey kicks up dirt and sand as it leaves a dirt field near Oceanside, California.
Credit: Andrea Heilmann/Wonfurt, Bayern, Germany
An NH Industries NH90 helicopter flies display over the 2024 ILA Airshow in Berlin, Germany.
Credit: Benoit Denet/Liege, Belgium
A Swedish Army Sikorsky UH-60M Blackhawk presents itself at the International Sanicole Airshow in Belgium in a spectacular manner, releasing its flares.
From airshow performances to training exercises all over the world, this gallery showcases the best photos of military rotary-wing aircraft submitted to Aviation Week's 2024 Photo Contest. These helicopters were designed for versatility and power, and they carry out important missions at the forefront of aviation, including combat and search and rescue.
