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A Helicopter in WW1?



 
 
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Old November 28th 03, 03:12 PM
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http://www.landships.freeservers.com/pkz-2_model.htm

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Old November 29th 03, 01:00 AM
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a photo of the PKZ-2 from 1918:

http://avia.russian.ee/vertigo/foto/petroczy_1.jpg
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Old November 30th 03, 01:50 AM
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a photo of the PKZ-2 from 1918:

http://avia.russian.ee/vertigo/foto/petroczy_1.jpg


Is it just me or does that thing look like the lunar lander prototype?

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Old November 30th 03, 04:52 PM
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a photo of the PKZ-2 from 1918:

http://avia.russian.ee/vertigo/foto/petroczy_1.jpg


Is it just me or does that thing look like the lunar lander prototype?

JS



No, I'd say it looks more like the '50s French Atar Volant:

http://www.ufx.org/images/atarvolant.jpg

Like the PKZ-2 it is also tethered in the photo... although further
versions were flown independently.

Rob
 




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