"THE FLYING DRAINPIPE.”—The Cinrva W 9 research helicopter, which has been named “the flying drainpipe,” on show at the exhibition of British aircraft held at Radlett airfield, Hertfordshire. To offset torque—the tendency bf the body to revolve round the rotating wing—the engine exhaust is used as a jet.
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24986, 21 September 1946, Page 5
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48"THE FLYING DRAINPIPE.”—The Cinrva W 9 research helicopter, which has been named “the flying drainpipe,” on show at the exhibition of British aircraft held at Radlett airfield, Hertfordshire. To offset torque—the tendency bf the body to revolve round the rotating wing—the engine exhaust is used as a jet. Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24986, 21 September 1946, Page 5
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