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Rocket Powered Helicopter Is Demonstrated
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keywords: helicopter industry, rh-1 pinwheel ultra-light helicopter, quadripod helicopter
Synopsis: An experimental ultra-light helicopter called the RH-1 Pinwheel is designed to give the US soldier unparalleled mobility in future conflicts and is powered by a pair of liquid nitrogen tanks fueling small rocket motors on the quadripod's rotor blades...(read more)
- Date: 1954
- Duration: 00:00:46
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States
Rocket Powered Helicopter Is Demonstrated
First films of the Pinwheel – the first rocket-powered helicopter. A tiny, ultra-lightweight craft on a stilt-like landing gear, it’s the successful result of four years development.
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- Newsreels: 1954 - July 8
