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Vertipedia is a product of the Vertical Flight Society. With data on 861 aircraft, 613 historical milestones, 474 people, and 393 organizations, Vertipedia is your "one-stop shop" for all things vertical lift.
On September 18 in the history of vertical flight:
1928 - First crossing of the English Channel by a rotorcraft (Cierva C.8L-II)
Featured aircraft
Our latest featured aircraft for September is the Cierva W.11 Air Horse .
The aircraft was designed to provide viable heavy load lifting capability for commercial operations. It employed 3 main rotors all rotating in the same direction. Torque offset was provided by thrust components from the 3 rotors through built-in shaft tilt. The aircraft had a semi-monoquoque structure, a single engine, and a long-stroke undercarriage (5ft) to cope with high rates of descent. A description of the aircraft and its characteristics can be found in the following references,
Source: "The Cierva W-11 Air Horse", J. Gordon Leishman, VERTIFLITE Spring 2003, Page 52
Source: "Discussing the Helicopter", FLIGHT Staff, FLIGHT, December 2nd 1948, Pages 665-668
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- Related VFS Resources
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Although some of the images are repeated, the two sections serve different purposes. The first section aims to capture any image related to the aircraft, which could be aircraft, people, events, etc. The latter section only includes images selected specifically to highlight features of the aircraft.
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