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1930: the first Italian helicopter accomplishes the altitude record
Rome, Italy - The mean hoisted from ground for 18 m, extraordinary fact for that period
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It happened today, on October 13, but in 1930. Three exceptional days finished for the Italian rotorwing aviation, and perhaps also international: the third prototype of the first Italian helicopter, the D'AT3, created by Corradino D'Ascanio's idea, reaches the altitude record (18m, today ridiculous, exceptional for that period) at Rome-Ciampino's airport. Days before, on October 8 and 10, the mean...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency