German Focke-Wulf Fw 61 helicopter
Focke-Wulf Fw 61 helicopter (Luftwaffe Photo) Hanna Reitsch flying the Focke-Wulf Fw 61 V2, cFeb 1938. The Focke-Wulf Fw 61 was the first successful, practical, and fully controllable helicopter, first flown in 1936. It was also known as the Fa 61, as Focke began a new company—Focke-Achgelis—in 1937. Professor Henrich Focke, through his development of … Read more