Helicopter Color by Number

Print the Rescue helicopter, or open More options for a twin-rotor, a firefighting helicopter and 5 more.

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Color by number: Rescue helicopter

Color each square by its number. Squares with no number stay white.

111111111111
133333333333
111111131111
111111222211
3111122221
322222222
311114444444
111111222221
111111311311
1113333333
11111111
1111111111

To color on screen, choose a color in the key, then tap the squares.

Rescue helicopter, 12 by 12, 4 colors.

Answer key: prints on page 2.

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Print gives a blank worksheet, and the colored answer key on page 2 when that box is ticked. Colors you fill in on screen stay on screen. By keyboard: the arrow keys move around the grid, Enter colors a square, a digit colors it by that number and Backspace clears it.

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How it works

This helicopter color by number set opens on a red Rescue helicopter in a blue sky. Behind it: Two-seat helicopter, Twin-rotor helicopter, Firefighting helicopter, Helicopter over mountains, Helicopter from the front, Helicopter from above and Helipad.

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Easy color by number helicopter sheets: 3 to 5 crayons

Every easy 12 by 12 grid takes 3 to 5 of the 8 basic crayons. The Twin-rotor helicopter, the front view and the top view fill all 144 squares.

One rotor, two rotors and a pad to land on

Six pictures show a helicopter with one main rotor, and four of those show the small tail rotor too. The Twin-rotor helicopter has two main rotors and the Helipad shows none. Open More options and choose Detailed 24 by 24: gray joins every key, for rotor hubs, rocks and the pad.

  • Black is in 7 of the 8 easy keys; only the Helipad has none.

Questions and answers

Which helicopter sheet is the easiest?

The Helipad takes the fewest crayons, 3, and the Firefighting helicopter the fewest squares, 67 of 144. Both counts are for the easy 12 by 12 grid, which every picture opens on.

Do the helicopter sheets print with an answer key?

Yes. Each sheet prints on one Letter or A4 page and the colored answer key follows on page 2. Uncheck Answer key on page 2 in More options and only the sheet prints.

What do the squares without a number mean?

They stay white. Windows, clouds, snowcaps and the H of the Helipad are paper, so those squares print empty. Check Put 0 in the white squares in More options to print a 0 in each.

All 8 pictures

Seen from the side 3

  • Rescue helicopter A red rescue helicopter flying to the right in a blue sky: a black rotor on top, a black tail rotor at the back, a yellow stripe along the side, black landing skids, a cockpit window left white as paper and a white cloud below. On the detailed grid the sky is light blue, the windows are blue with a black door line between them, the rotor hub is gray and a second cloud drifts by. The tail rotor pushes against the tail so the body does not spin while the main rotor turns. Easy: 4 colors, 131 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 536 squares to color.
  • Twin-rotor helicopter A long green helicopter with two black rotors, one at each end, against a yellow background: blue windows along the side, black wheels and green grass below. On the detailed grid the windows are light blue, a light green stripe runs along the body, the rotor masts and wheel hubs are gray and the grass is light green. A tandem-rotor helicopter has two large rotors, one in front of the other, that turn in opposite directions. Easy: 4 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 576 squares to color.
  • Two-seat helicopter A small helicopter parked on green grass, facing left: a round blue bubble cockpit, an orange body and tail boom, a black rotor, a black tail rotor and black skids. The background is left white. On the detailed grid the bubble is light blue with a blue rim and a white glint, the tail is an open orange frame, the rotor mast is gray and light green tufts stand in the grass. Easy: 4 colors, 78 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 278 squares to color.
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On the job 2

  • Firefighting helicopter A red helicopter with a black rotor, tail rotor and skids carries a red water bucket on a black line and drops blue water on green treetops. The background and the cockpit window are left white. On the detailed grid the bucket is orange with a red rim, the window is light blue, the rotor hub is gray, the water is blue and light blue and the trees have light green tips. Easy: 4 colors, 67 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 255 squares to color.
  • Helicopter over mountains A red helicopter with a black rotor, tail rotor and skids flies over purple mountains in an orange evening sky; its window and the snowcaps are left white as paper. On the detailed grid a yellow sun is out, the window is light blue and gray rocks mark the slopes. Easy: 4 colors, 135 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 560 squares to color.

From the front and from above 3

  • Helicopter from above A yellow helicopter seen from above on green grass: four black rotor blades in an X, a blue windshield at the nose and a long tail with a crosspiece at the end. On the detailed grid the windshield is light blue, a red band crosses the body, the rotor hub is gray and light green flecks dot the grass. Easy: 4 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 576 squares to color.
  • Helicopter from the front A helicopter facing you in a purple evening sky: an orange body, a wide blue windshield, a black rotor across the top, a yellow landing light and two black skids. On the detailed grid the windshield is light blue with an orange post down the middle and three white glints, a red stripe crosses the body, the rotor mast is gray and yellow stars are out. Easy: 5 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 573 squares to color.
  • Helipad A helipad seen from above: a yellow circle on a blue pad with a big H left white as paper, and green grass around the edge. On the detailed grid the pad is gray, red lights mark its corners and sides and light green flecks dot the grass. Helipads are usually marked with a circle, a letter H or both, so they can be seen from the air. Easy: 3 colors, 128 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 528 squares to color.

How this list was compiled: Our own pixel pictures, drawn square by square for this site on 12 by 12 and 24 by 24 grids in October 2026. Nothing is traced, scanned or copied from clip art, and no picture shows a brand, a logo or a character from a film, show, book or game. No helicopter copies a real model or carries a maker's or a service's markings. The facts in the Rescue helicopter, Twin-rotor helicopter and Helipad descriptions were checked against Wikipedia in October 2026. The color and square counts were counted from the finished grids. Licence: own work

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