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Français :
En
1907
, l'
inventeur
français
Paul Cornu
a fabriqué un
hélicoptère
qui utilisait deux
rotors
contrarotatifs de 20
pieds
(6
mètres
) entraînés par un
moteur Antoinette
de 24 ch (18 kW). Il a soulevé son inventeur à environ cinq pieds (1,5 mètre) et est resté en l'air une minute.
English:
In 1907, the French inventor
Paul Cornu
made a helicopter that used two 20-foot (6-meter) counter-rotating rotors driven by a 24-hp (18-kW) Antoinette engine. It lifted its inventor to about five feet (1.5 meters) and remained aloft one minute.
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| Date | circa 1907 |
| Source |
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Rotary/early_20th_century/HE2G8.htm
Transferred from en.wikipedia |
| Author | Unknown author |
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- 2007-01-04 21:14 Signaleer 504×157×??? (27573 bytes) In 1907, the French inventor Paul Cornu made a helicopter that used two 20-foot (6-meter) counter-rotating rotors driven by a 24-hp (18-kW) Antoinette engine. It lifted its inventor to about five feet (1.5 meters) and remained aloft one minute. ==Source=