US Navy Aviation-WWII Chronology
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Either you made a Freudian Slip or your wonderful education omitted English Grammar. I should think your fellows would take exception to your accusing them of celebrating their ignorance and swallowing what every the British Media and BBC shoves at them.
TV tells us that everything worthwhile was pioneered by us Americans.
"...us Americans" implies belonging to the group known as 'Americans'. I was born in Michigan.
To follow on,
"....beyond the borders..." I was educated and have spent a great deal of time away from the US.
"...land of my birth where, sadly, ignorance is still very much celebrated..", Michigan being located in the United States, where (in my opinion) ignorance is much celebrated.
I do hope you paid greater scrutiny to important things all those years ago when you were in the military than it seems you are capable of now whilst using a mere forum.
Indeed Stacker!
I feel I'm in some danger of SASless's amusing verbal perambulations soon being responsible for my becoming the
" Proud owner of the World's first cup of coffee spilled over a keyboard at Haraka House"
Haraka out.
I feel I'm in some danger of SASless's amusing verbal perambulations soon being responsible for my becoming the
" Proud owner of the World's first cup of coffee spilled over a keyboard at Haraka House"
Haraka out.
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November 13, 1907.......France.
A fellow named Cornu hovered the first helicopter.....and gave it up as a bad deal due to Flight Control Problems.
A History of Helicopter Flight
A fellow named Cornu hovered the first helicopter.....and gave it up as a bad deal due to Flight Control Problems.
A History of Helicopter Flight
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Now once upon a time I heard Igor had a Nervous Breakdown after a flight.....and while recuperating figured out the Correlated Throttle concept.
Don't know if it is true.....but it sounds good!
Don't know if it is true.....but it sounds good!
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Originally Posted by SASless
"World's First US Navy Helicopter"......seems it does specify US Navy....but I think it omits Sikorsky's offering plus One would have to define what "first" means. By "First" do we mean operational....prototype.....accepted design?
Sikorsky's first several models were generic designs, mostly paid for by, and built for, the USAAF.
It is simply that the nature of helicopters meant that they were useable from shipboard, and were therefore the first helicopters used by the USN - but they were not the first helicopters designed for the USN.
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What? No stability augmentation to help?
Clearly Cornu's problem was one of appropriate headgear - he lacked Igor's homburg!
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Igor's Office is preserved as a "Museum" at the Sikorsky Factory....and includes that famous bit of headgear.
Legend holds that no Helicopter Pilot who has worn that Hat....has ever been hurt by or in a Helicopter.
If one is very fortunate....one might be allowed to sit in the Old Man's Chair and don that magical Hat for a moment....but it is a very special invitation indeed.
Legend holds that no Helicopter Pilot who has worn that Hat....has ever been hurt by or in a Helicopter.
If one is very fortunate....one might be allowed to sit in the Old Man's Chair and don that magical Hat for a moment....but it is a very special invitation indeed.
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GreenKnight121, you can quote your free Merriam-Webber Dictionary.
I am content to use my purchased Oxford English Dictionary which also says
An arrangement of two people or similar things working together.
The tandem machine was undoubtedly a true helicopter.
I am content to use my purchased Oxford English Dictionary which also says
An arrangement of two people or similar things working together.
The tandem machine was undoubtedly a true helicopter.
