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Old 15th Dec 2012, 09:20
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Savoia
 
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Design Nostalgia:



Bell evidently allocated design numbers (prefixed with a "D") for their various projects. This was D-18, an early four bladed design. It looks as though it should be contra-rotating but I don't think it is, hence the tail rotor.



This project was designated D-1007 and was intended to be nuclear powered, to fly at 175 kts and was some 300ft long!

Ah, atomic helicopters .. those were the days!
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