2009/7/13 Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Years ago, at the Paris Air Show, I saw a flight demonstration of a
> helicopter swinging a Volkswagon around. I thought it was my imagination,
> but my dad confirmed it recently. They actually had it all inverted--the
> helicopter was upside-down and the car was swung out above it. Without the
> car they were doing rolls and loops with the helicopter. This was also the
> year the F16 was first demonstrated in earnest.
I wonder if that was an early appearance by a Lynx. They used to make
them do loops and it's party trick was a horizontal roll at
frighteningly low level and high speed. Not sure if they can carry a
VW though. 40 years on and I think they're still the fastest thing
with rotating wings.
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