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To: Cacique
The helicopter? Igor Sikorsky (US) (born in Russia) 1931.
Sikorsky didn't get a properly controllable helicopter in the air until 1940.

Focke (germany) had one in 1937.By 1940 the germans had a 6 seater in operation.

118 posted on 02/09/2002 11:16:19 AM PST by dfc62
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To: dfc62
He did file the first patent in 1931 though.
119 posted on 02/09/2002 11:21:53 AM PST by Cacique
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