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24 built, one still stands. Flettner Fl 282 'Kolibri' (Hummingbird) helicopter, Midlands Air Museum, England
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24 built, one still stands. Flettner Fl 282 'Kolibri' (Hummingbird) helicopter, Midlands Air Museum, England
The Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri (Humming Bird). It made its maiden flight in 1941 and several were used operationally in 1942 and beyond. They served in the Baltic, the Aegean and the Mediterranean. Only three of Anton Flettner's groundbreaking craft survived the war, two were taken to the US, one to Russia, the rest were destroyed by the Germans. For more, see my Facebook group - Eagles of the Reich
Flettner Fl 282 V21 (CI+TU?) Kolibri (Hummingbird) on a test flight with two men in the rear compartment, location and date unknown. The Kriegsmarine made use of 20 Fl 282s operating off naval ships during the war. For more, see my Facebook group - Eagles of the Reich
October 1941. First flight of the Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri (Hummingbird), by test pilot Hans Fuisting. German single-seat intermeshing rotor helicopter, produced by Anton Flettner. Improved version of the 1939 Flettner Fl 265. The world's first series production helicopter.
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