![]() ![]() The Bell 212 was originally made by Bell Helicopters at Mirabel near Montreal for the Canadian Air Force which took on 50 of them followed by the US Air Force that ordered some 300. Surprisingly, this deceptively small rotorcraft was marketed commercially in 1971 as a fifteen seat, single pilot, twin engine configuration. The Twin Huey as the Bell 212 is better known was first flown in 1968. ![]() This information and a lot more I've skipped by, along with the pictures, can be found in the Wikipedia Commons. What might be considered as one of the earliest commercial American rotorcraft was seen in 1947 pictured below as an air mail helicopter. A first actual engine assisted flight test was attempted by Paul Cornu around 1907 using two counter rotating rotors and a 24 horse-power engine, and most importantly, a pilot. The first use of rotating blades in a model was made in 1783 using turkey feathers (sounds like our childhood workshop activities using popsicle sticks). The earliest imagery of such a craft comes from no other than Leonardo de Vinci and his "aerial screw" which did not have any provisions for stopping such an instrument's inherent rotation (the little tail rotor in today's crafts). INTRODUCTION: The word helicopter is a Greek combination word for "spiral wing". Reviewed by: Allen Lavigne AVSIM Staff Reviewer - December 13, 2010 Product Information Publishers: Cera Simaircraft Description: Bell 212 and Bell 412 Helicopters. AVSIM Online - Flight Simulation's Number 1 Site! ![]()
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