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The Development of the Skeeter Helicopter

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2023

T D Nisbet
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The CHAIRMAN, in introducing the Author, expressed pleasure in welcoming Mr NISBET who was a Founder Member of the Association and an Associate Fellow of The Royal Aeronautical Society

Mr Nisbet was educated at Glasgow Academy and the Royal Technical College, Glasgow He joined G & J Weir, at Cathcart, in 1936, as an apprentice and was engaged in the early development work on Autogiros and the first helicopters in this country He was for a short period Assistant Ground Engineer at Scottish Aviation, and for a further short period he was engaged as a junior draughtsman with Mr Hafner in the AR III Construction Company

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Research Article
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The Journal of the Helicopter Association of Great Britain , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , February 1957 , pp. 1 - 20
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1957

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“The Skeeter Mark 6 Helicopter” Saunders-Roe Publication No TP 134, Issue 3Google Scholar
“Strain Gauge and Motion Recording Systems for Helicopters” P D MacMahon Helicopter Association Lecture, Oct, 1956Google Scholar
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