Rest in Peace, Mr Sikorsky

 


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  1. One of the great names in aviation-

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  2. Indeed. I'm a fan of the UH-60 myself.

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    1. I used to love riding in them over Iraq.

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    2. Rappelling from them is a lot of fun.

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  3. How could a guy not love a giant eggbeater in the sky? With guns?

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    1. Anonymous5:36 PM

      Eh, I’ll wait until we start having antique helicopter fly-ins, thanks. ;)

      LittleRed1

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    2. Absolutely right, raven!

      What about gyrocopters, LR1?

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  4. raven8:21 PM

    Be a man among men! Fly the Pitcairn autogyro! You get an eggbeater in the sky, and that's not all!
    You also get a big radial piston engine! Get with the program! Be like Roscoe! Adopt a lion cub! Fly with the stars!


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    1. Yeah, baby!

      I mean, something like the GyroTech HoneyBee looks like a lot of fun, though I don't know where you'd put the lion cub ...

      https://youtu.be/6Vg9o3Drkh0?si=_y8dIibGzCg_CCc1

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  5. This is what I'm talkin' bout- has full lion cub accommodations!
    https://www.eaa.org/eaa-museum/museum-collection/aircraft-collection-folder/1931-pitcairn-pca-2-autogiro-miss-champion---nc11609

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