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Old 15th Dec 2006, 18:31
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Stopped Rotor
Dave,
Danish pioneer Jens Ellchammer, in 1914, built a coaxial with the lower rotor central disc covered in fabric to serve as a wing or even as a fixed parachute.
I think it was the first compound helicopter. Made hops only.
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