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The Giant Helicopter

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2023

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THE CHAIRMAN, introducing the author, spoke of the great work which is being done at Yeovil by Westland Aircraft Limited on helicopters, and of the close association of Mr FITZWILLIAMS with this work He felt sure that Mr Fitzwilliams would agree with the opinion that his paper would give us a peep into the future Papers of this kind were fully in accord with the general activities of the Helicopter Association—not over-optimistic but nevertheless having a firm eye on the future

Mr FITZWILLIAMS gained his B A at Cambridge, and later spent many years with the Autogiro department of Messrs G & J Weir In the year 1940 he joined the Ministry of Supply and was engaged for some time on military projects being concerned with the development of gliders and rotary wing parachutes with Dr BENNETT and Mr HAFNER at the Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1952

References

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