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- In history of flight: Turbine-powered helicopters
…turbine) helicopter was the German Doblhoff WNF 342, which flew in 1943 using three hollow rotors through which a mixture of fuel and air was compressed to burn through nozzles at the blade tips for vertical takeoffs and landings. A conventional piston engine was used for horizontal flight. In 1947…
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