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The Kabutowari (Japanese: 兜割, lit. "helmet breaker" or "skull breaker" [1]), also known as hachiwari, was a type of knife-shaped weapon, resembling a jitte in many respects. This weapon was carried as a side-arm by the samurai class of feudal Japan .
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Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer Trike: United States: Motor glider: Battery: Private: 2007: Production: Ultralight. First commercial offering of an electric aircraft. [25] [26] [citation needed] Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer-C: United States: Motor glider: Battery: Private: 2008: Production: Converted Monnett Moni motor ...
The American Helicopter Society (AHS) International's Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition was a competition to achieve the first human-powered helicopter flight to reach an altitude of 3 m (10 ft) during a flight lasting at least 60 seconds, while remaining within a 10 m (32.8 ft) x 10 m (32.8 ft) square, and complying with other competition requirements. [1]
The Piasecki X-49 "SpeedHawk" is an American four-bladed, twin-engined experimental high-speed compound helicopter developed by Piasecki Aircraft. The X-49A is based on the airframe of a Sikorsky YSH-60F Seahawk , but utilizes Piasecki's proprietary vectored thrust ducted propeller (VTDP) design and includes the addition of lifting wings.
The Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion (Sikorsky S-95) [2] is a heavy transport helicopter designed and produced by Sikorsky Aircraft.The King Stallion is an evolution of the long running CH-53 series of helicopters which has been in continuous service since 1966, and features three up-rated 7,500 shp (5,590 kW) engines, new composite rotor blades, and a wider aircraft cabin than its predecessors.
Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven other people died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, four years ago on Jan. 26, 2020. It seems like just a short time ago and forever ago ...
The Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) EC120 Colibri ("hummingbird") is a five-seat, single-engine, light utility helicopter.Jointly designed and developed by Eurocopter, China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (), Harbin Aviation Industries (Group) Ltd (HAIG) and Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (STAero) at Eurocopter France's Marignane facility, the EC120B was ...