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American Helicopter Museum

January 7th, 2011 4:01 am

The American Helicopter Museum is located at the West Chester, PA just southwest of Philadelphia.

The American Helicopter Museum is unique in that it focuses strictly on helicopters and other rotorcraft. Some rotorcraft are very significant like the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey prototype, the Pitcairn Cierva Autogyro, and the Sud Ouest Djinn. The V-22 Osprey was a bold departure from both fixed wing and conventional helicopter design concepts. The Pitcairn is a very early autogyro and the museum states that it is the oldest surviving American rotorcraft of any kind. The Sud Ouest Djinn looks fairly conventional but its propulsion system is not. This helicopter uses bleed air off the gas turbine engine which is routed up through the rotor blades and expelled out the tips to spin the rotor blades in a jet like fashion. The major benefit of that design was with no direct shaft torque to the rotor a tail rotor was not necessary. The Boeing 306 is the only helicopter of its kind and was said to have been used by Boeing to get their feet wet using composite materials for aircraft construction.

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IWC Pilot’s Watches For Father And Son

January 6th, 2011 8:01 am

IWC has created pilot’s watches for father and son – the Big Pilot’s Watch in platinum for the father, and the smaller version – the Mark XVI in stainless steel for the son. The timepieces are destined for men who deeply value their family traditions and carefully maintain the father-son relationship based on mutual respect and sincere friendship. The IWC Pilot’s watches are items to be inherited by the generations to follow.

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