Polish helicopter BZ-1 GIL

kolibri282

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Lots of nice pictures of the first Polish helicopter. The rotor blade seems to consist of a wooden D spar in the nose without any steel tube (unfortunately I do not speak any Polish, could anyone confirm this?)
http://www.smil.org.pl/ptl/wyklady/07_Smiglowiec_BZ-1_GIL.pdf
The instrument panel. Keep it simple..;-)
http://panoramy.zbooy.pl/360/foto/big/20070617-182641-7192-raw5d.jpg
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_dkae-HEEvd0/RyILHsTBOcI/AAAAAAAAAdk/RwLNePnMiXQ/1-IMG_9376.JPG
High tech, you can move the helo around....
http://panoramy.zbooy.pl/360/show.html?max=1&p=muzeum-lotnictwa-smiglowiec-gil&lang=p&t=32

Very nice build of a paper model, also has intersting close up of rotor head:
http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/aviation/28557-first-polish-helicopter-b-1-sp-gil-1948-1952-orlik-3-2003-a.html

Walk around:
http://www.przemkko.strefa.pl/m_walkaround/gil.html
 
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Wow the rotor blades look awfully short and wide :) Thanks for the link Jürgen :) another good find (as usual)
 
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