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Bristol "Heliogyro" RI/II (experimental helicopter) Cierva W.5 - 2-seater twin outrigger rotor helicopter, first flight 1938. Cierva W.6 - twin rotor helicopter, flown in 1939; Cierva W.9 - jet efflux torque compensation design. Built in 1944 and flown in 1945.
The Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drache (English: Dragon [1]) was a helicopter developed by Germany during World War II. A single 750-kilowatt (1,010 hp) Bramo 323 radial engine powered two three-bladed 11.9-metre (39 ft) rotors mounted on twin booms on either side of the 12.2-metre-long (40 ft) cylindrical fuselage.
The Fl 282 Kolibri was an improved version of the Flettner Fl 265 announced in July 1940, which pioneered the same intermeshing rotor configuration that the Kolibri used. It had a 7.7 litre displacement, seven-cylinder Siemens-Halske Sh 14 radial engine of 110–120 kW (150–160 hp) mounted in the center of the fuselage, with a transmission mounted on the front of the engine from which a ...
For missiles, see List of German guided weapons of World War II. ... Flettner Fl 184 reconnaissance helicopter, prototype; Flettner Fl 185 reconnaissance helicopter, ...
Six helicopters were constructed, but series production was curtailed in favour of the Flettner Fl 282. [1] In 1939 the helicopter was tested by test pilot Richard Perlia. A second test pilot alongside Perlia unfortunately had a fatal accident during a test flight. [2]
2: helicopter Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 ... The Hamlyn Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II. London: Bounty Books. ... German Aircraft of the Second World War ...
During World War II, several types were considered to be procured for the three different branches of the Wehrmacht. The German Army initially ordered 1,000 Flettner Fl 282 reconnaissance helicopters, however the production plant was destroyed and so only about 40 helicopters entered service.
The Nagler-Rolz NR 54 is a German experimental foldable backpack helicopter developed during World War II. An enlarged variant, the NR 55 , was also built. Design and development