VTOL & Helo History @HeloHistory
A social media account of the @VTOLsociety. vtol.org Joined March 2009-
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Today in #Helohistory: First flight of the @BellFlight 400 — Wednesday, April 4, 1984. This was a 4-bladed version of the Bell 206 with a RingGuard shrouded tail rotor. The program was eventually cancelled. vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/get…
Today in #VTOLHistory: First flight of the PKZ 2 unmanned/Tethered Observation Helicopter — Tuesday, April 2, 1918. The first rotary winged aircraft designed to meet a purpose (aerial observation). vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/get…
Forbes commentary by @VTOLsociety Director of Strategy: "Why a Propeller is Not a Rotor." A propeller and a rotor are two very different things. Just because a #drone or an #eVTOL has propellers that thrust vertically, that does not make them rotors. forbes.com/sites/mikehirs… #AAM
Today in #VTOLHistory: First manned flight of the e-volo VC200 Volocopter — Wednesday, March 30, 2016. The first flight was conducted by e-volo managing director Alexander Zosel as a passenger. vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/get…
Today in #VTOLHistory: First successful bail-out from a rotary winged aircraft (Pitcairn YG-2) — Monday, March 30, 1936. Two crew bailed-out and parachuted to safety after an in-flight rotor failure on a Pitcairn YG-2 autogiro. vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/get…
Today in #HeloHistory: First flight of HAL LCH — Monday, March 29, 2010. This was the first prototype (TD-1) and was flown by HAL's chief rotary wing test pilot, Wing Commander (ret.) Unni Pilai, and Group Captain (ret.) Hari Nair. vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/get…
Today in #HeloHistory: First flight of the first fully fly-by-wire (FBW) helicopter (@BoeingDefense -Vertol Model 347) — Wednesday, March 27, 1974. The aircraft’s "DELS" replaced the conventional hydraulically-boosted mechanical controls. vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/get…
Today in #HeloHistory: First flight of a twin turbine powered helicopter (modified Kaman HTK-1) — Friday, March 26, 1954. The first time that any VTOL aircraft had flown using 2 turbine engines (Boeing 502-2) as the source of power to the main rotor. vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/get…
Today in #HeloHistory: First flight of the @Sikorsky S-60 Crane — Wednesday, March 25, 1959. This was Sikorsky's first iteration of the design of a flying crane. It was succeeded by the turbine powered Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane. vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/get…
Today in #HeloHistory: First flight of AgustaWestland AW101-612 for Norwegian Air Force — Monday, March 21, 2016. The aircraft was the winner in the competition to meet the Norwegian All Weather SAR Helicopter (NAWSARH) requirement. vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/get…
Today in #HeloHistory: First flight of the @Sikorsky-@Boeing SB>1 Defiant — Thursday, March 21, 2019. The flight occurred at the Sikorsky Flight Development Center, West Palm Beach, USA. vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/get…
Today in #HeloHistory: First flight of the Westland WG.13 Lynx helicopter — Sunday, March 21, 1971. Check out this painting and description from the @VTOLsociety's 2023 History Calendar! vtol.org/qr/march-2023
Today in #VTOLHistory: First flight of the Bell-Boeing V-22A — Sunday, March 19, 1989. The V-22A was a pre-production full-scale development aircraft used for flight testing. vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/get…
Today in #HeloHistory: First flight of the Avicopter AC313 — Thursday, March 18, 2010. The AC313 was a development of the Harbin Z-8. vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/get…
Today in #VTOLHistory: The @BellFlight XV-15 captures five official FAI records — Thursday, March 15, 1990. The aircraft crew were Ronald G. Erhart and Thomas L. Warren. vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/get…
Today in #HeloHistory: First flight of the prototype of the Sikorsky S-76A Type series — Sunday, March 13, 1977. The aircraft was flown by Sikorsky Chief Pilot John Dixson and the program test pilot, Nick Lappos. vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/get…
Today in #HeloHistory: Award of contract to convert a fixed wing autogiro to direct control — Tuesday, March 12, 1935. A fundamental step to enabling pitch and roll control from the rotor alone for rotor-borne aircraft. vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/get…
Today in #HeloHistory: First flight of the SNCASE SE.3130 Alouette II — Saturday, March 12, 1955. The aircraft did not become a Sud-Aviation product until that company was formed in 1957. vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/get…
Today in #HeloHistory: First flight of the KAI KUH-1 Surion, first indigenous Korean helicopter — Wednesday, March 10, 2010. vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/get…
Today in #HeloHistory: Arthur Young files his patent for the stabilizer bar — Wednesday, March 10, 1943. The stabilizer bar concept was a major technical innovation improving the control and stability of helicopters. vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/get…
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First of a long series of tandem rotor helicopters also known as the "flying bananas"! 😉✈️🍌 #aircraft #engineering #helicopters #stem #verticalflight #vtols
Today in #HeloHistory: First flight of the P-V Engineering Forum XHRP-X — Wednesday, March 7, 1945. This was the first flight of the experimental prototype of Frank Piasecki's concept for a U.S. Navy rescue helicopter. vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/get…
@HeloHistory Seen it in person, at the Hiller Museum. Makes you wonder
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Today in 1946, an Army Sikorsky R-5 set an unofficial world helicopter record climbing to 21,000 ft. The prototype XR-5 is in our collection: s.si.edu/3itqOeo
Instead of CGI for the scene where the helicopter hits Skyfall Lodge, specialists Chris Corbould and Steve Begg crafted third scale models. They put the helicopter on a programmed hydraulic rig to crash it against the house and created a huge explosion.
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.@VTOLsociety Director of Strategy Mike Hirschberg was quoted in this article at Aerospace America: "Rolls-Royce plans its exit from the electric propulsion business," Aerospace America, Dec. 1: aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/rolls-royce-pl… #eVTOL #AAM #ElectricVehicles
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Today in #HeloHistory: First flight of the Fairey Rotodyne — Wednesday, November 6, 1957. The aircraft (XE521) was piloted by W. R. Gellatly and J.G.P. Morton. vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/get…
#DYK? The @Sikorsky S-72 RSRA was also selected to be a testbed for the stopped rotor/X-wing concept. Unfortunately, this test program was cancelled for budgetary reason. 🚁 #aircraft #aviation #engineering #helicopter #VerticalFlight #VTOL
Today in #HeloHistory: First flight of the NASA/ARMY RSRA/S-72 in the pure helicopter configuration — Tuesday, October 12, 1976. Flown from Wallops Island to Moffett Field. vertipedia.vtol.org/milestones/get…
USA: The Vertical Flight Society's abstract submission deadline has been extended to Oct. 23, 2023. The Vertical Flight Society's 80th Annual Forum & Technology Display, May 7–9, 2024, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Link to Abstract Submission Guidelines: vtol.org/annual-forum/f…
Those who study and follow #HeloHistory are likewise encouraged to submit abstracts to the History Committee! See the Forum 80 call for papers for more information: vtol.org/annual-forum/f…
@HeloHistory That is one nice helicopter. Lots of very useful features. I've seen it in person. -Mike
@HeloHistory @ufhelico ...This was the first international rotary-wing flight. This autogyro is now on display at the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace, at Le Bourget airport.
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From the USA: The #ElectricVTOL News for Sept 12, 2023 is online: mailchi.mp/evtol/evtol-ne… All the latest news on all-electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-electric VTOL aircraft developments. #eVTOL #VTOL #AAM #IAM #VerticalFlight #H2flight #ElectricFlight #VFS #UAM
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On this day in 1939, Igor Sikorsky took flight in the first practical helicopter. In that moment, his dream of vertical flight became a reality. #Sikorsky100
The @VTOLsociety's #ElectricVTOL News for Sept 12 has been posted and includes all the latest news on all-electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-electric aircraft developments. Check it out: mailchi.mp/evtol/evtol-ne… #eVTOL #AAM #VTOL #IAM #VerticalFlight #H2flight #ElectricFlight
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