First Flights with Neil Armstrong

The Helicopter: From Dreams to Reality (2x1)

Air date: Mar 04, 1992

The development of helicopters is chronicled from Da Vinci’s drawings, through Cierva and Pitcairn’s autogyros, to Sikorsky, Bell, and others whose post war helicopters vied for the civilian market. As a crop duster during an agricultural crisis, and in the Korean War, the helicopter proved its worth as a practical flying machine.