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__NOTOC__ The Cicaré CK.1 (originally, the CH.III Colibrí) was a light helicopter developed in Argentina in the 1970s. It was a small, single-rotor aircraft of pod-and-boom configuration with a fully enclosed bubble canopy that could seat three people side-by-side. Cicaré's previous helicopter designs had attracted the attention of the
Argentine Air Force The Argentine Air Force (, or simply ''FAA'') is the air force of Argentina and one of three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic. In 2018, it had 13,837 military and 6,900 civilian personnel. FAA commander in chief is Brigadie ...
, which in 1974 contracted him to develop a light helicopter for training and also marketed for agricultural use. A prototype, registered ''LV-X62'' flew in September 1976, and the Air Force placed an order for five pre-production machines. However, development was terminated at this point.


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cicare CK.1 CK.1 1970s Argentine military trainer aircraft 1970s Argentine helicopters Aircraft first flown in 1976 Single-engined piston helicopters