X-Plane Helicopter for the iPhone and iPod Touch

Get ready to enter a whole new world

X-Plane Helicopter one of the spinoff applications from X-Plane 9 for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It is the only X-Plane iPhone/iPod app in which helicopter flight is modeled. These fascinating and varied machines are modeled very realistically, so flying on one's iPhone or iPod Touch is almost as realistic as the full FAA-certified flight model used in the desktop ersion of X-Plane.

Included Aircraft

The X-Plane Helicopter app includes the following aircraft:

  • Robinson R22
  • Bell 206
  • Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
  • Sikorsky H-3 Sea King

The Robinson R22 is a twin seat, two-bladed, lightweight helicopter used for pilot training. The Bell 206 is a turbine-powered mainstay of many helicopter fleets. The UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-bladed, twin-engine massive military cargo and troop mover. The H-3 Sea King is a huge land/sea rescue helicopter.

Included Flight Regions

X-Plane Helicopter has four flight regions available:

  • Grand Canyon, Arizona,
  • Catalina, California,
  • Big Bear, California,
  • Juneau, Alaska,
  • Provost, Canada, and
  • the fictional Canyons.

Get it from the iTunes Store

Purchase X-Plane Helicopter using this link.

Get the manual

The X-Plane Helicopter manual can be downloaded using this link.

If you don't need the full manual, but only a quick introduction to the flight controls in the X-Plane Mobile apps, check out the Mobile Instructions page.

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What sets X-Plane apart?

It's blade element theory, of course. By breaking down every surface of the airplane and calculating the forces acting on each piece individually, X-Plane Mobile delivers the most realistic flight experience available--in a portable form. Learn more...

Try the trainer, or buy an app

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Get the manual

In either PDF or Wiki form, the X-Plane manual can answer many of the questions you may have. See the Mobile Manual page...

Get quick instructions

Don't need the full manual? Looking for a brief introduction to flying on the X-Plane Mobile apps? See the Mobile Instructions page...

What's the difference...

...between the iPhone/iPod Touch and the Palm Pre version? The answer is... almost nothing. The user interface, flight controls, and all other features are identical. The most noticeable difference is... the loading screen. Find info on both here.