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In February 1944, they sent out a request for helicopters. A high-level decision was made to send three YR-4Bs from the Sikorsky factory. Crew chief Jim Phelan remembered the long journey from Connecticut to commando country.
Key points. Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933. He had aggressive and ambitious foreign policy aims. Britain initially pursued a policy of appeasement, seeking to give Hitler some ...
Why does the airfoil shape of a helicopter rotor change along its span? The speed through the air varies drastically and to even out the lift produced by the blade. Name the four controls that a pilot uses to control the helicopter. Collective, Cyclic, Pedals and Throttle.
Key points. Following the defeat of France, Britain and the empire was left to fight Germany. To successfully invade Britain, Germany needed to control the skies over the English channel. This...
In the early years of the war, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) controlled the skies above Hitler's armies and served as flying artillery, destroying enemy targets and helping facilitate the German advance across western Europe.
- BBC Bitesize. Key points. Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939. The war ended in 1945. Germany surrendered in May and their ally, Japan, surrendered in September. The war involved...
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The C.30 looked like a steam-punk mash-up of pre-World War II-era aircraft. The fuselage featured a single open cockpit, forward-mounted radial engine, and tailwheel landing gear. It looked like a biplane fuselage, but the wings were replaced by a rotor mounted above the cockpit.
