Dornier Do 32E ultra-light helicopter D-HOPS
the Dornier Do 32E was a simple, collapsible one-man helicopter from Germany powered by a BMW 6012L gas turbine, driving a compressor which supplied compressed air to the rotor tip jets, driving the main rotor. All three flying prototypes crashed during extensive testing. A fourth un-flown aircraft, registered D-HOPA, is on display at at the Deutsches Museum
Picture No
13129298
Media ID
47739923
Size
5906px x 4154px
(3.7MB)
Credit
(c) The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans
Source
unattributed photographer
Date
circa 1965
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