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2 unusual facts about Kellett XR-8


Kellett XR-8

However, the program was canceled almost immediately, and the prototype was eventually handed over to the National Air and Space Museum where it remains in 2008.

Realizing this, the Kellett Autogiro Corporation made a proposal to the USAAF on 11 November 1942 for the development of a twin-rotor helicopter that would obviate the need for a tail rotor and its attendant loss of power.



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