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TreborNehoc — mojave retouched
Published: 2014-12-13 22:41:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 912; Favourites: 39; Downloads: 26
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**** not my photo ****sikorsky ch-37 mojave helicopter, circa late 1950s.
this was the last heavy-lifter to use piston engines.
original public domain pic
spots removed, color adj.
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the engines were in the outrigger pods, and the front of the nose opens like a clamshell to load/unload cargo
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Possibly one of the ugliest helos ever. Did you ever see the 'Skycrane' S-60 prototype using the Mohave's engines and transmission?
www.warbirdinformationexchange…
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It was an interesting aircraft!
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wonder who borrowed ideas from whom: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamov_Ka…
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Kamov has always had an interesting counter rotating rotor system. Those are pretty advanced helicopters.
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