A model helicopter, having survived a simulated “ditching,” is manoeuvred into position during tests at the British Hovercraft Corporation’s experimental laboratory in southern England. Tests are made to determine the behaviour of the helicopter in various sea conditions, and to prove the effect of emergency flotation equipment.
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Press, 28 December 1978, Page 4
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47A model helicopter, having survived a simulated “ditching,” is manoeuvred into position during tests at the British Hovercraft Corporation’s experimental laboratory in southern England. Tests are made to determine the behaviour of the helicopter in various sea conditions, and to prove the effect of emergency flotation equipment. Press, 28 December 1978, Page 4
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