190 hp Mathis 8G 40 drives a Turbomeca compressor.

Powered 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

190 hp Mathis 8G 40 drives a Turbomeca compressor.

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