The Flettner 184 was a
German
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night
reconnaissance
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and anti-submarine
autogyro
An autogyro (from Greek and , "self-turning"), gyroscope, gyrocopter or gyroplane, is a class of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift. A gyroplane "means a rotorcraft whose rotors are not engine-d ...
developed during the 1930s.
Design
The Fl 184 was a two-seat autogyro with an enclosed cabin. The Fl 184 rotors had a length of 12 m and a cyclic
pitch control system. The aircraft's power was supplied by a
Siemens-Halske Sh 14A
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radial engine that drove a two-bladed
wood
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en propeller.
Operational history
The sole Fl 184, given the
registration ''D-EDVE'', was scheduled to be tested for night reconnaissance in late 1936. However, before these tests could take place, it caught fire whilst in flight and crashed.
After the crash the entire program was cancelled and no more aircraft were manufactured.
Specifications
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Further reading
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Single-engined tractor autogyros
1930s German helicopters
Flettner aircraft
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