Austro-Hungarian helicopters


Oeffag helicopter test rig Oeffag helicopter test rig

1916

The concept of a vertical aircraft or helicopter began to challenge the imagination of Austro-Hungarian ...

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Oberleutnant Dr. Theodor von Karman (later of Cal Tech fame) and Ingenieurleutnant Wilhelm Zurovec, both ...

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Petroczy-Karman PKZ 1

1917

Petroczy-Karman PKZ 1

Petroczy-Karman PKZ 2 Petroczy-Karman PKZ 2

1918

The Petroczy-Karman-Zurovec PKZ 2 helicopter, despite its name, was invented by Wilhelm Zurovec for which ...

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After leaving the propeller laboratory at Fischamend, Balaban became chief engineer at UFAG. Working with ...

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Balaban-Bloudek helicopter

1917

Balaban-Bloudek helicopter

Asboth helicopter Asboth helicopter

1918

In late 1917, Oscar von Asboth left Fischamend to become a director of the Ungarische ...

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