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Period: Jan 1, 1480 to
History of the Helicopter
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Nov 4, 1480
Leonardo Da Vinci draws the first helicopter-like device.
Leonardo Da Vinci draws a screw that would rotate as it flys through the air. The screw was never built. The device was called "The Helical Air Screw. -
Two inventers from France invent a toy with a fixed rotory wing.
The toy can take off and fly on it's own power. -
The principle of the helicopter is born.
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Paul Cornu creates the first aircraft to take off verticly.
This is the first aircraft to take off verticaly, but is too hard to control. -
Primitive helicopters begin being built.
They can only go in vertical directions. -
Boris Yuriev writes a book about flight.
In his book he illustrates a helicopter like device. -
Georges de Bothezat writes a book on helicopter roter theory.
Later, he moves to the United States and builds a helicopter. -
Raul Pateras de Pescara invents a safer type of helicopter.
He makes a special set of controls that allow the helicopter to fly foward,backwards and side to side. -
Etienne Oehmichen is the first to fly a roter craft for 1km.
The trip lasts 7minutes and 40seconds. -
D'Ascanio flies 18meters high in a helicopter.
This the highest flight for a helicopter so far. -
Juan de la Cierva invents the autogiro.
This new invention gives the roter craft more lift. -
Louis Breguet invents the Gyroplane.
This is a helicopter like craft with the fuselage of a airplane nd two main roters. -
Professor Heirech Focke creates the first practical helicopter.
The pilot can safely control the Helicopter. The flight is tested by Hanna Reitsch. -
The helicopter can now move foward and hover.
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Igor Siskorski Invents the first useful helicopter
The helicopter stays safely balenced during flight. -
Helicopters begin being used for practical purposes.
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Igor Siskorsky's company builds the first helicpter that lands on water.
