W. Margoulis

Les Helicopters Front view

W. Margoulis was a former director of the Eiffel Laboratory.


Les Helicopters tiltpropeller
Published in 1922.
  • Power: two of the infamous British ABC Dragonfly engines, each with 320 hp (238 kW), mounted between the top two wings. The engines were mounted sideways so the shafts ran from the fuselage to the wingtips.
  • Propellers: 4 m diameter
  • Wing span: 8 m
  • Overall width: 16 m (52.5 ft)
  • Length: 7.25 m (23.8 ft)
  • Gross Weight: 1,460 kg (3,215 lb)
  • 2-side-view
Top

    Sources:
  • The V/STOL Encyclopedia Series: Volume 2 French & Italian 10 December 2002.
AIAA V/STOL | Built V/STOL Concepts | Unbuilt V/STOL Concepts | V/STOL Wheel | Links