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British Helicopter Developments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2023

A McClements
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When asked to prepare this paper it seemed that two courses were open, namely —

  1. (a) the detailed consideration of a few aspects of British helicopter developments, and

  2. (b) a more general survey of the British helicopter development field with references from which details of much of our work could be obtained

The latter course was chosen because it was felt to be the more useful as a work of reference and more likely to convey an accurate impression of British activities as a whole

To assist in understanding the British helicopter development situation, and because it may be of interest to some not familiar with past events in the United Kingdom, I propose to start this paper by briefly mentioning some important aspects of British developments and activities before and during the war years

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The Journal of the Helicopter Association of Great Britain , Volume 6 , Issue 2: Aug-Sep-Oct 1952 , October 1952 , pp. 49 - 70
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1952

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Footnotes

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NOTE —While much of what this paper contains will not be new to Members of the Helicopter Association of Great Britain, it is reproduced for the purpose of putting on record the background and the broad status of helicopter research and development as it is in this country today It is hoped that other papers of a similar nature will be published in our Journal from time to time for the purpose of placing on record, and keeping Members up-to-date with British Helicopter progress

The paper is reproduced in full, except that many of the figures which appeared in the original have been omitted since they have been published in previous issues of the Journal

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