Firth Helicopter

The Firth Helicopter was a British helicopter of the early 1950s. Designed to exploit new outrigger rotor technology the helicopter was abandoned during construction.

Firth Helicopter and Planet Satellite side-views showing derivation Role Helicopter Manufacturer Firth Helicopters Ltd.1
completed fuselage was incorporated into the Firth Helicopter, built in 1952 at Thame. The single "flying" Satellite languished at Redhill until 1958 when it was unceremoniously broken up.2
Firth Helicopters was a small firm building a rather unique helicopter designed by the engineering firm of Heenan, Winn and Steele.3

Made by Firth Helicopters Ltd..

Firth Helicopter is the predecessor of the Planet Satellite.

The Firth Helicopter was a British helicopter of the early 1950s.4
The Firth Helicopter was constructed at Thame in 1954 from the fuselage of the second prototype Planet Satellite.5
Designer
Major Dundas Heenan
Successor
Planet Satellite
Variants With Their Own Articles
Planet Satellite
Number Built
1
Manufacturer
Firth Helicopters Ltd.
Retired
1954
Introduced
Cancelled
Status
Experimental
Category
British experimental aircraft 1950-1959
Helicopters

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