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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Helicopters Now Available For Civilians 1946

The first practical helicopters were built by the Sikorsky company, and began flying for the U.S. military during World War II.  This article from the June 1946 edition of Mechanix Illustrated, posted on Modern Mechanix, examines the company's attempts to break into the civilian market.  It reads much like a test drive article from an automotive magazine, as the author describes the appointments of this relatively new mode of transport.
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