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Gemini 12 descends for splashdown, 1966. Creator: NASAGemini 12 descends for splashdown, 1966. As a helicopter hovers above, the Gemini 12 spacecraft with parachute open descends to the Atlantic with astronauts Jim Lovell
Shepard hoisted from Mercury capsule, 1961. Creator: NASAShepard hoisted from Mercury capsule, 1961. A U.S. Marine helicopter recovery team hoists astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. from his Mercury spacecraft after a successful flight
Gemini VI recovery, Atlantic Ocean, December 16, 1965. Creator: NASAGemini VI recovery, Atlantic Ocean, December 16, 1965. A helicopter hovers over the Gemini VI spacecraft after it splashed down 12 miles from the aircraft carrier USS Wasp in the western Atlantic
Failed attempt to recover Liberty Bell 7, Atlantic Ocean, 1961 Creator: NASAFailed attempt to recover Liberty Bell 7, Atlantic Ocean, 1961. After the hatch of the " Liberty Bell 7" opened prematurely, gallons of seawater entered the spacecraft
Navy frogmen swim to spacecraft to begin retrieval, Pacific Ocean, 1963. Creator: NASANavy frogmen swim to spacecraft to begin retrieval, Pacific Ocean, 1963. U.S. Navy frogman, deployed from the hovering helicopter, swims next to the spacecraft and makes contact with astronaut L
NASA research into rotor blades. Creator: NASANASA research into rotor blades. Rotor blades made with piezoelectric materials can flex when subjected to electrical fields
Apollo 10 Helicopter Recovery, 1969. Creator: NASAApollo 10 Helicopter Recovery, 1969. A Navy helicopter arrivies to recover the Apollo 10 astronauts, seen entering a life raft
Gemini 4 Recovery with Green Marker Dye, 1965. Creator: NASAGemini 4 Recovery with Green Marker Dye, 1965. Overhead view of the Gemini 4 spacecraft showing the yellow flotation collar used to stabilize the spacecraft in choppy seas
Bell H-13J, ca. 1957. Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron IncAll-metal helicopter with single main rotor and single tail rotor, powered by reciprocating engine, equipped with skid landing gear made of metal tube, fitted with large
Adams-Farwell Rotary 5 Engine, 1907. Creator: Adams-Farwell CompanyThe first successful rotary engine is generally attributed to F.O. Farwell in 1896, and was built by the Adams Company of Dubuque, Iowa
Hiller XHOE-1 Hornet, 1940s. Creator: United Helicopters IncorporatedAll aircraft designers attempt to maximize lifting power and reduce airframe weight. During the late 1940s, helicopter pioneers began to experiment with alternative propulsion methods that did not
General Electric XT700-GE-700 Turboshaft Engine, ca. 1974The T700 engine evolved directly from Army experience in the Vietnam Wars difficult operating conditions that created helicopter engine maintenance problems
Hiller XH-44 Hiller-Copter, 1943-1945. Creator: United Helicopters IncorporatedIn 1944, at the age of 19, Stanley Hiller, Jr. designed, built, and test flew the first helicopter with coaxial rotors to fly successfully in the United States
Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II "Spirit of Texas", 1982Single-rotor light utility helicopter. In this aircraft, H. Ross Perot Jr. and J. Coburn completed the first round-the-world flight by helicopter
Astronauts being recovered from the sea, Apollo 16 mission, 27 April 1972. Creator: NASAAstronauts being recovered from the sea, Apollo 16 mission, 27 April 1972. Prime recovery helicopter hovering over the Apollo 16 spacecraft after splashdown, 11 days after launch
Curtiss Bleeker helicopter, Virginia, USA, June 18, 1930. Creator: UnknownCurtiss Bleeker helicopter, Virginia, USA, June 18, 1930. Curtiss Bleeker prototype rotary wing aircraft, introduced in 1926
Westland Whirlwind helicopter making a rescue, 1973. Artist: Michael WaltersWestland Whirlwind helicopter making a rescue, 1973. A Westland Whirlwind HAS 10 beloning to RAF Search & Rescue lowers a member of the rescue team to recover a pilot in his life raft
The Hafner Gyroplane, c1935 (c1937). The Hafner AR III Gyroplane, a British autogyro designed by Austrian Raoul Hafner (1905-1980), and built by the AR III Construction Company at Denham
Westland Whirlwind, 1941. The twin-engined Whirlwind was one of the fastest and most heavily armed fighters when it first flew in 1938
Helicopter landing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Saigon, Vietnam, 1953
Autogiro, designed by Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva, 1928Autogiro (1928), designed by Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva (Cordoniu) 1896-1936. From Le Petit Inventeur, Paris, 1928