Flettner Fl 265
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The Flettner Fl 265 was an experimental helicopter designed by Anton Flettner. The helicopter was developed in 1938 with support of the German Navy. The Fl 265 made it possible for the first time to transition from powered rotary flight to autorotation and back again making it the safest helicopter of its time. In contrast to the Fl 185 the Fl 265 believed to be the pioneering example of a synchropter had two intermeshing rotors 12 m in diameter.

1x Flettner Fl 265 helicopter (in 1939-1940) Biographie The third ship of the K-Klasse Kreuzer to be constructed, her keel was 1
Flettner FL 265, the FL 282 deliveries begun in 1942 and the next year, 20 prototypes were in service.2
* Flettner Fl 265 (Liaison-Observation helicopter) * Flettner Fl 282A/B "Kolibri" (Observation/Antisubmarine patrol helicopter) * Flettner 3

Made by Flettner.

Being the successor of the Flettner Fl 265 which first flew in May 1939, the Flettner 282 was only build in small numbers.4
The Flettner Fl 265 was an experimental helicopter designed by Anton Flettner.5
Flettner Fl 265, which was first flown in 1939. The Fl 265 is one of the first examples of a synchropter.6
Empty Weight Lb
1764
Designer
Anton Flettner
Eng 1 Type
Bramo Sh 14A 7-cylinder radial piston
First Flight
1939
Eng 1 Kw
119
Gross Weight Lb
2205
Number Built
6
Crew
1
Rot Area Sqm
238
Empty Weight Kg
800
Gross Weight Kg
1000
Rot Number
2
Primary user
Luftwaffe
Manufacturer
Flettner
Rot Dia Ft
40
Max Speed Mph
99
Max Speed Kmh
160
Met Or Eng
met
Rot Area Sqft
2558
Rot Dia In
4
Eng 1 Hp
160
Eng 1 Number
1
Category
Flettner aircraft
German experimental aircraft 1930-1939
Helicopters
World War II helicopters of Germany
Rot Dia M
12

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