x planes

the Maurice Léger helicopter, 1907 (via)

scanzen:

Blue Thunder (Polfilm, 1984). Polish movie poster, artwork by Wieslaw Walkuski. 

via ha.com

“Firewatch 76 leading the Martin Mars. Photo: Coulson Flying Tankers” (via)

“Maryln Rich, suspended by a helicopter over the skyscrapers of Manhattan, performs stunts on behalf of the American Relief for Korea organization” (1951, via)

“E.M. Gluhareff in Test Flight of MEG-1X, Torrance, CA (1957)” (via)

“The Brantly 305 easily takes the pilot and a foursome from boardroom to golf course..” (via)

“Publicity shot from a brochure for the Brantly 305. Picture taken in Lawton, OK.” (via)

“Model of proposed “Los Angeles Airways” helicopter airbus with passenger carrying pod is inspected by Ann Orbeck. The city may get federal funds for a demonstration project to test the skybus between downtown and airport. Los Angeles Times Photo - April 4, 1965” (via)

“Commander Frank Erickson hoists Igor Sikorsky” (via)

German Army Aviation Corps Sikorsky CH-53 at “Airpower 09”, Zeltweg, Austria

(via the site of Sławek Krajniewski, who has one of the greatest collection of air show photographs that I have ever seen)

sunday fantasy #371: Joe MacCarthy

sunday fantasy #370: Marty Seefeldt

“Cierva Air Horse Farnborough Airshow 1949” (via)

“Ellehammers helikopter i luften i 1913. Foto: Danmarks Tekniske Museum”
(submitted by “jf” - tak/thanks)

the first flight of Oszkár Asbóth’s helicopter, Hungary, 1928
(yes, those are footballs)