Flettner Fl 265
Rotorcraft
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The Flettner Fl 265 first flew in 1939 as an experimental German helicopter. Single-engine single-seat design achieved 140 km/h with 300-kilometer range. This pioneering rotorcraft advanced helicopter technology during the prewar era.
Specifications
- Role
- Experimental helicopter
- Crew
- 1
- Engines
- 1
- First flight
- 1939
- Length
- 6.2 m
- Max speed
- 140 km/h
- Range
- 300 km