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No. 5039. Flettner Fl 184 V1 (D-EDVE)

Flettner Fl 184 V1

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08/31/2007. The tandem two-seat Fl 184 was the first autogyro with a cyclic pitch controlled rotor. Powered by a Brandenburgische Motorenwerke (Bramo) Sh 14 seven-cylinder radial engine, it was ordered by the RLM (Reichsluftfahrtministerium, State Air Ministry) in January 1935 and flew for the first time in November 1936. On a test flight in the following month, the aircraft caught fire and was destroyed in the emergency landing; the pilot was killed.

Created February 15, 2006