Abstract: A helicopter toy comprising a toy helicopter and a launcher therefor, wherein the helicopter comprises a fuselage and a lift rotor having a shaft which rotatably extends through the fuselage supported thereby, the launcher comprises a driving apparatus and a stand therefor, and the driving apparatus is provided with a hand-operated main driving shaft with a crank handle, an accelerating gear system, a rotation shaft which can transmit rotation to the shaft of the rotor of the helicopter, and a mount on which the fuselage can be mounted so that the lower end of the rotor shaft and the upper part of the rotation shaft may be disengageably engaged, is disclosed.