Auto gyro's had been produced in Spain, Britain and other countries before WW2. The Germans produced the first true helicopter in 1937 but the first practical system occured in WW2 in the USA by two individuals 1. the Russian Sikorsky and 2 Arthur M. Young for Bell. These all used internal combustion engines but the helicopter didn't really come into it's own until the post war development of the turbo prop engine.
Ya know, maybe its me showing my age, but after awhile you begin to realize all the posturing and arguing about who did what first or the best etc is just pointless. It doesn't make you any smarter just because your country was first in something now does it. Appreciate things for what they are, technology spies and engineers have been very busy steeling and reverse engineering things from every country, there are no exceptions.
Fl282s spotted the attack of the 1st and 2nd White Russian in far Pomerania but german defenses were too weak to thwart the attack. They were used for artillery fall spotting and 3 Fl 282s stationed at Berlin- Rangsdorf did artillery spotting in defence of Berlin in 1945.The Fa223s at Münsteralso did recovery of airframes and engines. In one case in 1944 one carried the 1.3 ton engine of a downed Fw190 32kms back to a base.
developed by Germany during World War II. Noted for being the first helicopter to attain production status, Allied offensive actions limited production and only approximately 20 were made
It was powered by a 1,000 hp Bramo 323 radial engine which drove two, three-bladed 39 ft (12 m) rotors mounted on twin booms on either side of the 40 ft (12 m) long cylindrical fuselage.
Although the Fa 223 could maintain a top speed of up to 175 km/h (109 mph), speeds as high as 182 km/h (113 mph) were
recorded, and altitudes of up to 7,100 m (23,000 ft). The Drache could transport cargo loads of over 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) at cruising speeds of 121 km/h (75 mph) and altitudes approaching 2,440 m (8,000 ft).[
I was just talking to a gentleman tonight who said he flew helicopters in the US Army in WWII. I think he said he was in Saipan, Pacific theater. They were mostly a rescue, evac group. Does anyone have first hand on that?
The helicopter was overladen with casualty so the pilot had the healthy downed soldiers hold it down while he reaved up the engine to it's maximum output. This is a very famous rescue, ... in the KOREAN war.
The Germans flew practical Helicopters in 1937 and had helicopters flying rescue missions before Sikorsky got his Vs-300 off the ground. The Above video shows the first Allied rescue missions only, not the worlds first rescue missions.
Auto gyro's had been produced in Spain, Britain and other countries before WW2. The Germans produced the first true helicopter in 1937 but the first practical system occured in WW2 in the USA by two individuals 1. the Russian Sikorsky and 2 Arthur M. Young for Bell. These all used internal combustion engines but the helicopter didn't really come into it's own until the post war development of the turbo prop engine.
binaway 3 months ago
Ya know, maybe its me showing my age, but after awhile you begin to realize all the posturing and arguing about who did what first or the best etc is just pointless. It doesn't make you any smarter just because your country was first in something now does it. Appreciate things for what they are, technology spies and engineers have been very busy steeling and reverse engineering things from every country, there are no exceptions.
sirthor00 7 months ago
@Cozorax Im not american but why do so many othere countries bag on the U.S.A.? You guys are worse than them.
nardyman8501 11 months ago
it's funny how people tend to think the yanks or the ivans invented the first helicopters
it wasn't even the germans
the french actually had the first flyable helicopters
the germans however were the first to industrialize their production
Keh0ol 1 year ago
Fl282s spotted the attack of the 1st and 2nd White Russian in far Pomerania but german defenses were too weak to thwart the attack. They were used for artillery fall spotting and 3 Fl 282s stationed at Berlin- Rangsdorf did artillery spotting in defence of Berlin in 1945.The Fa223s at Münsteralso did recovery of airframes and engines. In one case in 1944 one carried the 1.3 ton engine of a downed Fw190 32kms back to a base.
ozeangruen 1 year ago
@Cozorax Sikorsky was a Russian immigrant. He was designing helos long before this video.
kristopher081 1 year ago
Fa 223A - for anti-submarine warfare, to carry 2 x 250 kg (550 lb) bombs or depth charges.
Fa 223B - for reconnaissance missions; fitted with a jettisonable fuel tank.
Fa 223C - for search and rescue duties, fitted with a steel winch cable.
Fa 223D - freight variant, for resupplying mountain troops.
Fa 223E - dual-control trainer
ozeangruen 2 years ago
The Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drache ("Dragon" in English) was a helicopter
ozeangruen 2 years ago
developed by Germany during World War II. Noted for being the first helicopter to attain production status, Allied offensive actions limited production and only approximately 20 were made
ozeangruen 2 years ago
It was powered by a 1,000 hp Bramo 323 radial engine which drove two, three-bladed 39 ft (12 m) rotors mounted on twin booms on either side of the 40 ft (12 m) long cylindrical fuselage.
Although the Fa 223 could maintain a top speed of up to 175 km/h (109 mph), speeds as high as 182 km/h (113 mph) were
ozeangruen 2 years ago
recorded, and altitudes of up to 7,100 m (23,000 ft). The Drache could transport cargo loads of over 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) at cruising speeds of 121 km/h (75 mph) and altitudes approaching 2,440 m (8,000 ft).[
ozeangruen 2 years ago
I was just talking to a gentleman tonight who said he flew helicopters in the US Army in WWII. I think he said he was in Saipan, Pacific theater. They were mostly a rescue, evac group. Does anyone have first hand on that?
deezynar 2 years ago
It was propably overladen with wounded so needed a runup to get off the ground.
EnigmaNZ1 3 years ago
i think it's after ww2
1914Tannenberg 3 years ago 3
thayr holding it down lol
Karletto555 3 years ago
The helicopter was overladen with casualty so the pilot had the healthy downed soldiers hold it down while he reaved up the engine to it's maximum output. This is a very famous rescue, ... in the KOREAN war.
solverh 2 years ago
The Germans flew practical Helicopters in 1937 and had helicopters flying rescue missions before Sikorsky got his Vs-300 off the ground. The Above video shows the first Allied rescue missions only, not the worlds first rescue missions.
Grommo 4 years ago 18
Heh, "crude" isn't even an accurate enough term to describe that helicopter! But you gotta start somewhere, right?
DJCaesar 4 years ago