First flight of a practical, controllable helicopter (Focke-Wulf Fw 61)
Friday, June 26, 1936 - Bremen Airport, Germany
Description
The first 'free' flight of a VTOL aircraft configured as a helicopter that was capable of controlled flight in all axes. The first flight was piloted by Ewal Rohlfs from Bremen Airport (now an AHS/AIAA historic site).
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