Kaman NUH-2B Seasprite experimental helicopter
Built as a Kaman UH-2A utility helicopter for the United States Navy, BuAer number 147978 (msn 10), was modified with Beechcraft Queen Air wings and a General Electric J85 turbojet engine, for high-speed testing of helicopter rotors, through un-loading the rotor at higher speeds and using a turbojet to provide thrust instead of the main rotor
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10846653
Media ID
48075676
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4000px x 3103px
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Credit
© The Royal Aeronautical Society (National Aerospace Library) / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph from The Royal Aeronautical Society Archive
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