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Helicopters: 50 years for the "Glorious" BO-105 -VIDEO

Donauwörth, Germany - More than 400 aircraft still in use, about a third of those sold by the manufacturer at worldwide

This month marks 50 years since the BO-105 helicopter. It made its maiden flight on 16 February 1967, in Ottobrunn near Munich. Conceived as a two tonne-class light multi-purpose helicopter, cutting-edge technologies and materials led to the model being the first aircraft to feature a rigid, hingeless rotor head made of titanium and glass-fibre-reinforced rotor blades. Its first delivery in 1970;...

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Rome, Italy, 02/16/2017 16:57
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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