Fabulous record of historical technological /engineering by practical men without any hype. Arthur Young's account of his work and overall philosophy "the reflexive universe' is well worth a read.
Test flew one of these after some work was done on it, They put the China weights backwards on it. It would pull its own collective when Rotor RPM was in the mid green on the tach. The fixed it and was a nice flyer
I know nothing about aviation, but am glad to be able to say I did traffic reports for a radio station in a Bell 47 above the Indianapolis 500 track on race day in 1978. The engine blew a valve and we had to land in a vacant spot of scruffy land behind an apartment complex. That machine was really fun to be in, as the pilot and I were 500 feet above the track, where those race cars looked like model slot cars that were so popular in those long ago days. Thanks for sharing this beautifully done report on Bell's beginning. Those men were truly brave and determined. Fun to watch!🙂
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Thank you for this video, it was fascinating to see the development of the Bell Helicopter and the pilot who survived being thrown through the rotor blades. Damn Lucky!
As with all other comments, thank you for digitizing this gem of a set of reels and sharing it. This kind of dispersion of real history and real knowledge and lessons is super rare, and should be archived for all future generations. Thanks so much 🙏
My Army pilots flew at tree-top level in 1970 around Chu Lai, Danang, and Hue, South Vietnam. Only the main rotors were above the tree limbs. I guess they did this so it would be harder to be shot at from the ground. About this time, the North Vietnamese soldiers were being supplied with small Russian rockets that could be fired from a soldier's shoulder. I got shot at but not hit by bullets. I flew as a door gunner and crew chief on a UH-1D model Bell Iroquois Huey from December 1969 to December 1970 for Company A, 123rd Aviation Battalion, 16 Group, Americal Division.
The minds of these men. Great men, who changed the world. To encounter a problem, use training and intellect to slowly arrive at an answer is impressive.
Almost 66 My mother worked for Bell Aerospace during the 70's In Niagara Falls They made great strides in creating different craft that could both be used in not only military, but civilian use as well
Propellers disappeared from airplanes after jet engines were invented. What stops engineers from inventing a jet engine based helicopter directing airflow downward through adjustable vents?
INCORPORATE A PAIR OF PARACHUTES LIKE THE ONES ON SPACE CAPSULES, THAT WOULD BE THE ANSWER TO ANY CRASH POSIBILITIES, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A DEADLY MACHINE TO FLY, I WOULD INCORPORATE PARACHUTES ON ANY AND EVERY CRAFT OUT THERE, PLUS AIR BAGS UNDERNEATH
I’m a huge fan of the Bell helicopter company. Huge fan! Can’t wait for the Bell V-280 Valor and Bell 360 Invictus to be mass produced. Amazing company! Amazing aircrafts!
I worked at Bell for 4 years 1964-1971. I worked as a maintenance instrument repairman. The plant is so big we use to travel the plant on bicycles. Three large parking lots were filled with workers cars. There was production on helicopter blades and aerospace projects.There was a huge amount of aerospace research going on. It was a great job while it lasted. Today (2023) the huge plant is practically empty. Gary Flagg Buffalo, N.Y.
Magnificent ❤ I remember when i was kid how i was fascinating by helicopter and I tried to made A Model.. But I failed to make it fly Because obviously i didn’t have any knowledge about all of this 😜 But it was fun 😘
"I Love The True Stories. It is an appreciation from whence we came. Trail and Error, countless work hours and great discipline achieve great excellence. This is how we all are as Engineers; We work none stop to achieve our goal. Mr. Arthur young had a vision, and his dream is reality in this present day. It is good that we have these foot notes as memory of Larry Bell and Mr. Young success." ~These were the Times.~ 👍
