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Anton Flettner was an early rotary-wing pioneer in Germany, he developed a torqueless rotor by powering it with small engines fixed directly to the blades driving propellers. this arrangement drove the rotor without transmitting torque (other than bearing friction) to the 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 ...
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 Borgward BFK-1 Kolibri, or Borgward-Focke BFK-1 Kolibri, (Kolibri meaning "hummingbird" in German) was a German three-seated utility helicopter built by Borgward, designed by Heinrich Focke and was the first German helicopter after World War II. [1] The helicopter first flew on 8 July 1958 in Bremen, piloted by Ewald Rohlfs. [2]
In August 2007 helicopters of the German Army Aviation Corps were part of the international force assisting the Greek authorities in fighting the catastrophic forest fires on the Peloponnese. [4] In October 2011 the German Federal Ministry of Defence announced a reorganisation/reduction of the German Armed Forces. As a consequence, the strength ...
Fw 61 on a Deutsche Bundespost postage stamp, 1979. Professor Henrich Focke, through his development of the Fw 186, and through the efforts of producing the C.19 and C.30 autogyros under licence, [6] came to the conclusion that the limitations of autogyros could be eliminated only by an aircraft with a powered rotor, the helicopter.
The conversion of other Bo 105 helicopters from the German Armed Forces is also under consideration with a view to future sales. [47] Bo 106 Widened cabin to seat 7 instead of 5. First flight was on 26 September 1973. [48] A single helicopter of that variant has been made (registration D-HDCI, serial no. 84).
Displayed in the museum are 53 Single and Multi-rotor Helicopters, Gyrocopters, Gyrodynes and Drones as well as numerous Helicopter models, historical photos, working models of rotors, technical demonstration and teaching material, parts, tools or equipment for helicopters (status April 2023). A Helicopter Simulator is available for museum ...