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Old 03-05-09, 11:58 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1
Is this America being innovative? Or is it simply catching up to Russia?
In the article it refers to the Huskie, which was also from Kaman and first flew in 1947:
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The K-MAX series are the latest in a long line of Kaman synchropters, the most famous of which is the HH-43 Huskie. The first turbine-powered helicopter was also a synchropter.
I was building models of the Huskie back in the '50s.
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