THIS NEW HELICOPTER, developed by the Lockheed-California Company, is the first rotary-wing aircraft to use successfully the stable gyroscopic effects inherent in a rigid rotor. The gyroscopic force is the key to the machine’s outstanding flight stability and manoeuvrability. A distinguishing feature is the gyroscopic ring beneath the rotor. The aircraft weighs 2000lb and is powered by a 140h.p. engine. It has a three-bladed, 32ft-diameter main rotor, and a conventional tail rotor.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29746, 13 February 1962, Page 7
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72THIS NEW HELICOPTER, developed by the Lockheed-California Company, is the first rotary-wing aircraft to use successfully the stable gyroscopic effects inherent in a rigid rotor. The gyroscopic force is the key to the machine’s outstanding flight stability and manoeuvrability. A distinguishing feature is the gyroscopic ring beneath the rotor. The aircraft weighs 2000lb and is powered by a 140h.p. engine. It has a three-bladed, 32ft-diameter main rotor, and a conventional tail rotor. Press, Volume CI, Issue 29746, 13 February 1962, Page 7
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