One naval helicopter was engaged to find out the way and a polynya for safe anchorage of the ship.

Though Judd could not know it, the sky was already alive with clattering naval helicopters a few miles to the south of them.

He pointed upwards to where two naval helicopters were hovering overhead.

'You will have been informed of the presence of two naval helicopters hovering over the bridge?'

Johnson and Bradley brought their naval helicopters down easily and with the minimum of fuss.

The week before the incident, Israeli jets had confronted a German naval helicopter, but turned back after the Germans identified themselves.

Many naval helicopters have rotor blades that can be aligned over the fuselage to save space on board the ship.

The fleet currently consists of eleven ships and five naval helicopters.

The term is generally applied only to fixed-wing aircraft, as naval helicopters are able to operate from a wider variety of aviation-capable ships.

Additionally, it is occasionally used by corporate aircraft; and police, military and naval helicopters.