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Here are a couple helicopter design guides (some a little dated, but still good information): Paper on Aspects on Conceptual and Preliminary Helicopter Design - A. Krenik and P. Weiand; An Analysis of Three Approaches to the Helicopter Preliminary Design Problem - Allen C. Hansen

Hi, Mr. George Francis Myers was a great designer,he invented and built some of extraordinary helicopters,also he created many patent for unusual helicopter and aircraft projects. http://www.aerofiles.com/_mi.html http://www.saturdaynightuforia.com/html/articles/articlehtml/itn52part50.html...

Artist's impression of Solar Firefly helicopter concept. [link no longer active] Seller's description:

I'm looking for JEHU experiments on the arming of helicopters in 50th.

Piotr Butowski included in his book 'Military Aircraft of Eastern Europe (3) Helicopters' a side drawing or sketch of a combat helicopter based on Sokol's powerplant named W-3MS - anti-tank helicopter. I have attached the orginal and also rendered the drawing adding a chin HMG and a few other...

Hi, the Leinweber helicopter was amazing design,powred by one 110 hp Le Rhone engine. http://www.afcaforum.com/forum1/25966.html

This is my graduation work. Attack helicopter that is smaller, cheaper and simpler than AH-64, RAH-2 or Mi-28. It's more like AH-1, but with better armor. It's intended for close range combat, in urban and jungle areas. It's not antitank helicopter, it's anti-infantry. It doesn't have complex...

Hi, a well known company,it developed also MC-9 ultra-light single seat helicopter,and MC-10,a light cargo tandem rotor and MC-11,which was a radio controlled attack helicopter. That means there was also from MC-5 to MC-8 Projects ?. http://www.nevadamusic.com/?page_id=1901

Appears to be the CHAIG Z-7 heavy transport helicopter project from China. Looks similar to the Z-8. I tried searching for more info but all I found was this table mentioning it being cancelled... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_aircraft#Helicopters

"KAI Picked To Build S. Korean Light Armed Helo" Jul. 22, 2014 - 06:12PM | By JUNG SUNG-KI Source: http://www.defensenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2014307220038

Harbin Aircraft Industry Group Z-20 10-ton utility helicopter to supplement the PLA's current fleet of Sikorsky S-70 helicopters. Source:

Hi, Mr. William J. Beach was Australian and living in Manhattan USA,he designed a strange large helicopter by that time,1920,all details are here. - Helicopters Before Helicopters http://www.aerofiles.com/_ba.html

Hi, here is a cyclogyro helicopter design,created by IAT21 or Austrian company Innovative Aeronautics Technologies; http://www.janes.com/article/54330/dsei-2015-iat21-showcases-cyclogyro-helicopter-for-improved-lift-and-increased-efficiency

Do these helicopters really exist?

Hi, The Wagner Roadable helicopter.

Hi, Possibly the smallest helicopter in existence, this 80hp Brondetti two-seater was exhibited recently in Rome. Intended range is 640km, but whether it has made its first flight is as yet unknown. http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/brondetti.php...

Did George Orwell invent the concept of the helicopter gunship in his novel 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' which he wrote in 1947? "April 4th, 1984. Last night to the flicks. All war films. One very good one of a ship full of refugees being bombed somewhere in the Mediterranean. Audience much amused...

Airbus Helicopters Ocelot UAH ( Unmanned Autonomous Helicopter ) is based on Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin 2 medium-weight multi-purpose twin-engine helicopter. Ocelot is used for a wide range of military roles, fire support, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, and armed reconnaissance...

Hi, the Spitfire Mark IV was a four/five seat commercial helicopter project,powered by two 420 shp Allison 250-C20B turboshaft engines,it was a compound helicopter design,looks like VFW H series. Ans from JAWA magazine,here is an artist drawing to it,as a close support and light attack...

Sweden is generally a very small player on the helicopter market, however, there are a number of projects throughout history. If you know any little information, please post here. Below i put a Westland Lynx armed with eight RBS70 anti aircraft missiles, probably a mockup, iirc from 1989.