Kolibri and Drache Ready to Download

[baldy]

First picture of Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri helicopter on sea trials on board minelayer Drache in MTO.

Still lots of work to do

baldy

[Jaxon]

A very interesting part of the history!


Nice and neat idea. Love to see an heli & ship expert putting some efforts on realizing it virtually!

[bearcat241]

"Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri helo + minelayer Drache + MTO"....Cool...now there's a quite a bit of overlooked history.

[Jagdflieger]

Great project Baldy. Lookin' good.

[baldy]

Progress rep and pics

model,textures and dp done -still got lod, vc and panel to do

ship and basic take-off and land mission done

cheers

baldy

ps that is an observer looking out the back

[Shessi]

Good one Baldy!

A nice suprise, many thanks.

I wondered who the site-seer was in the back?? :d

I didn't think it had enough power to carry two people, only a few very small bombs/depth charges?!!

Cheers

Shessi

[miamieagle]

Looking very good!

[Oglivie]

Very unique, looking forward to flying er Baldy!:mixedsmi:

[baldy]

Further sea trials carried out in Baltic with cruise 'Koln'

soon be ready

baldy

[baldy]

Am uploading two files - one for the eggbeater and one for the ship

baldy

[Bill Kestell]

:applause:
Baldy ... that's just nice ... nice ... nice!

Thanks:kilroy:

[Ravenna]

Baldy,
As ever, your work is spot on. Thank you! No doubt the landing pad will also serve as a good target.:d

[baldy]

Thanks guys - am working on one or two variations now - see below

baldy

[PSULLYKEYS]

Thanks Baldy!:ernae:

[baldy]

another version if anyone's interested

baldy

[Ravenna]

Interested?But of course!!:applause::applause:

[Jagdflieger]

But of course!

The basic design of the Fletner ended up with the US Helicopter company Kaman. They made the HH 43 Husky which used the same contra rotating-side-by-side rotor system. It was just larger with more advanced power plants.

When I was a boy, I thought that it was the weirdest thing in the sky. I didn't understand the advantages of the contra-rotating blades at the time.

[Shessi]

Not half!!
Looking forward to flying her about.

Many thanks

Cheers

Shessi

[baldy]

I'm uploading the other two versions now - they represent the only Fl282s to fall into US hands at the end of the war - the Russians captured one example and the British found a frame with the rotor shafts.

Found a couple of really interesting sites

http://www.indianamilitary.org/freemanaaf/sothinkmenu/freemanstart.htm

where captured and allied stuff was evaluated and

http://helicopter-history.org/flettner282

for a German and an American film of the Kolibri

plus if you got ot YouTube there's some stuff on the Fa223

I might add some mines to the Drache if I get time

cheers

baldy

[baldy]

have added some mines - a bit rudimentary but they look the part - have uploaded new mdl

baldy

[baldy]

Just done a repaint for each version showing the one captured by the Russians and the two captured by the US and am uploading.

baldy