VFW-Fokker H3 Sprinter
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vfw-fokker-h3-sprinter-282-5386476
title:
VFW-Fokker H3 Sprinter
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The VFW-Fokker H3 Sprinter was a single-engined experimental rotorcraft designed and built in West Germany. Two aircraft were produced by VFW-Fokker in the early 1970s, registered D-9543 and D-9544. Intended as the first of a family of tip-jet driven helicopters the two H3 prototypes flew briefly but the method of rotor propulsion was found to be unsuccessful for this size of aircraft. Due to a high rotor overspeed, they could perform jump take-offs to 280 feet (85 m) at a rate of 1,600 feet (49
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1970s German experimental helicopter
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFW-Fokker_H3_Sprinter
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date modified:
2022-04-21T13:53:38Z
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