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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
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