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Cyclic Hotline 2nd Mar 2019 14:55
Allouette III - 60th anniversary
 
Sixty years ago on the 28th February, this remarkable little helicopter took to the air for the first time.

https://www.aviation24.be/manufactur...ii-helicopter/

BedakSrewet 3rd Mar 2019 03:38
The best ever built and still in service in several countries....

Ascend Charlie 3rd Mar 2019 04:44
Wasn't it the Alouette that held the altitude record of 40,000', and then the auto record from that altitude, after the engine flamed out? Starter motor was removed after start to save weight, so a re-start wasn't an option.

LRP 3rd Mar 2019 06:25
Originally Posted by Ascend Charlie (Post 10405400)
Wasn't it the Alouette that held the altitude record of 40,000', and then the auto record from that altitude, after the engine flamed out? Starter motor was removed after start to save weight, so a re-start wasn't an option.
Close...it was a Lama.

Ascend Charlie 3rd Mar 2019 07:37
Well, it was French, so I wasn't too far off...

MightyGem 3rd Mar 2019 19:49
Got a few hours in one, flying in the Swiss Alps, courtesy of the Swiss Air Force. :ok:


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