Some Aspects of Future Helicopter and other Rotorcraft Development: An examination of future trends in the development of V.T.O.L. aircraft and their potential for civil transport operations

Abstract

VERTICAL take‐off aircraft in the form of jump‐autogyros and helicopters have been under sporadic development since the first world war during which a co‐axial design attributed to von Karman was used tethered for observation purposes. Only limited success was achieved between the wars due to two main factors:

Citation

Austin, R.G. (1968), "Some Aspects of Future Helicopter and other Rotorcraft Development: An examination of future trends in the development of V.T.O.L. aircraft and their potential for civil transport operations", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 40 No. 9, pp. 47-53. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb034420