The Fa 223 Drache (dragon) was a scaled-up Fw 61. The prototype D-OCEB first flew untethered on 3 August 1940. It crashed on 5 February 1941 due to engine failure at low altitude. The type was the world's first helicopter to be ordered into production in December 1942, just before the Sikorsky R-4, but Allied air raids did a lot of damage and only some eleven Fa 223s were flown before war's end. The type could carry some four passengers, a much heavier load than other early helicopters.