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FLETTNER Fl282B-1 HELICOPTER
Code - GA304
£1.00
Description - FLETTNER Fl 282 B-1
The Fl 282 “Kolibri”’s design was completed
in 1940. First flight tested in 1941, a total of
45 were ordered, including prototypes. Of the
production series of 30, two were designated
Fl 282 A with closed cockpits. The remainder
were built with open cockpits as Fl 282 B-1’s,
a few of which were then fitted with a seat
for an observer and designated B-2’s.
In 1944 an artillery observation unit was
formed with helicopters and included three
Fl 282’s. Otherwise they were used singly,
serving in the Mediterranean, Aegean and
Baltic as protection for convoys, and in
Pomerania and at the fall of Berlin as
observation aircraft.
Maximum Speed 150 kph,
Cruising Speed 115 kph
Maximum Range 300 kilometres.
