1948 S.O. 1110 Ariel II, F-WFRQ

First flight March 23, 1949

This was the first French jet-powered helicopter. An inverted V-8 190 hp Mathis 8G 40 drives a Turbomeca compressor. Compress air passes through the hollow main rotator blades to combustion chambers on tip of each blade.

Musée de l'air et de l'espace, Paris, Dec 2018

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190 hp Mathis 8G 40 drives a Turbomeca compressor.

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