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The Berliner Helicopter is a series of experimental helicopters built by Henry Berliner between 1922 and 1925. The helicopters had only limited controllability but were the most significant step forward in helicopter design in the US, until the production of the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 helicopter in 1940. [ 1 ]
Troy would see a quick period of growth in the years to come. There was rapid growth outside of the Troy square, consisting of factories, churches, stores, and Victorian houses. Troy's population grew from 1,000 people in 1870 to over 3,000 people by 1880. It is still Troy's largest growth spurt in a decade-long time span.
Henry Adler Berliner (December 13, 1895 – May 1, 1970) was a United States aircraft and helicopter pioneer. Berliner Helicopter No. 5 (1924), as on exhibit in College Park, Md. Sixth son of inventor Emile Berliner , he was born in Washington, D.C.
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Troy is a city in and the county seat of Pike County, [4] Alabama, United States. [2] It was formally incorporated on February 4, 1843. [5]Between 1763 and 1783, the area where Troy sits was part of the colony of British West Florida. [6]
Main entrance to Troy Municipal Airport. Troy Municipal Airport covers an area of 501 acres (203 ha) at an elevation of 398 feet (121 m) above mean sea level.It has two asphalt-paved runways: 14/32 measuring 5,022 by 100 feet (1,531 by 30 meters) and 7/25 measuring 5,009 by 100 feet (1,527 by 30 meters). [1]
An American Airlines passenger plane and a military helicopter crashed in Washington DC on Wednesday, 28 January. As of Thursday morning, officials said at least 28 bodies had been recovered. John ...
Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 33,009. [1] Its county seat is Troy. [2] Its name is in honor of General Zebulon Pike, of New Jersey, who led an expedition to southern Colorado and encountered Pikes Peak in 1806. Pike County comprises the Troy, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area.