Rotary Wing History

[Dave_Jackson]

Video footage of the Flettner FL 282 and Focke-Achgelis FA 223 helicopters (http://helicopter-history.org/film_operations.html)

[topendtorque]

Thanks for that Dave,
masterpieces of the slide rule, and others get to rave about the rotorway exec, a piece of machinery aided and abetted by the calculating genius of the computer, and well put in the shade by these turnouts.

Haven't looked, but are there static and or flying examples around?

That would be a good project.
tet

[eagle 86]

Being ex-Pussers I am impressed with their flight deck procedures.
GAGS
E86

[Graviman]

Interesting footage, Dave. FL-282 (Coventry air museum) is a well engineered machine. There is also a Foche-Achgelis automotive kite of same era at Duxford.

[RVDT]

Worlds first longline job only to discover you have attached the worst object to ever sling (an aircraft wing). :uhoh:

[Overdrive]

Great stuff! Anyone know the year(s) roughly, of the films?

[Dave_Jackson]

Overdrive,Anyone know the year(s) roughly, of the films? The following will give the limits.

Fa223:

54 produced. 12 of which were destroyed or captured before flying.
First flight - 8 Mar 1940.
Last flight - 23 May 1945


Fl262 & 282:

24 produced. 10 may not have flown.
First flight - 26 June 1936.
Last flight - 9 May 1945


Dave

[Overdrive]

Thanks :ok: