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Originally Posted by SKooterkid
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Did you actually read up on those examples you posted?
Just from the information on the pages you listed, none of your examples could work
The Wulf FW 61 - Only made 2...Yes 2...They had no gun, carried no bomb..and never even saw war
The Flettner Fl 282 - A modified variation of the Wulf FW 61, was used primarily to transport items and for recon missions...They
considered them for battlefield use..and did create an observation unit comprising of three Fl 282 and three Fa 223 helicopters....But that's about it
Then 1,000 were issued to be built, but only 24 were made before being destroyed by the allies..So again, very limited use in WW2
The Achgelis Fa 223 - Only 11 made and once again, during production the factory was struck by an allied air raid and everything (including the 2 surviving prototypes) were destroyed
Another factory was set up, only 7 were constructed..and another air raid halted production..After this they decided to abandon the project
Operation service: Was flown to rescue people trapped on Mont Blanc...and a mechanical failure caused it to crash and kill the crew..Not exactly a successful machine
That being said, there were quite a few helicopters actually
used in war also...Perhaps you just needed to look outside of Germany
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_R-4
"The R-4 was the world's first mass-produced helicopter" - I'll let you do the research this time
