New All-Metal Helicopter Has Eighteen-Foot Wing Props (Nov, 1929)
New All-Metal Helicopter Has Eighteen-Foot Wing Props
THE “Maiden Milwaukee,” all-metal monoplane produced by the Hamilton Metalplane company of Milwaukee has been converted into an experimental helicopter by Jesse C. Johnson of Delray, Florida. Johnson provided 18-foot wing propellers for each wing, in addition to the front prop. The wing props are driven by shafts from a motor in the fuselage and are expected to cause the plane to rise and land vertically.
It also mows lawns.
Comment by Eamon — May 4, 2008 @ 5:33 pm
Looks like Xenus’ ride!
Comment by Tim Giachetti — May 5, 2008 @ 2:45 am
We shouldn’t laugh at our ancestor’s attempts at VTOL.
But…
They knew F=MA. They had sliderules. They knew the weight of the
craft and had the engine performance specifications.
Do the math, people!
Comment by jayessell — May 5, 2008 @ 5:45 am
I’m suprised they didn’t add a racing stripe to make it go faster. Please tell me they actually tried this.
Comment by Myles — May 5, 2008 @ 11:11 am
Hey, what’s wrong? Looks like an early V-22 to me!
But seriously, all the weird flying “contraptions” we see were the product of lone crackpot inventors, even if they did have a lot of money to waste. Autogyros were well known by this point, so real engineers did know the rotor area needed to support a given weight.
Comment by Kruk — May 5, 2008 @ 8:54 pm
Methinks it’s good for Zombies.
Comment by Davemon — May 6, 2008 @ 4:08 am