Curtiss-Bleecker SX-5-1 Helicopter

The Curtiss-Bleecker Helicopter was an American prototype rotary wing aircraft, introduced in 1926.

The aircraft was constructed by Curtiss Wright for $250,000 over the course of four years at Garden City.

[1] The aircraft featured a rotary wing design with a single engine.

Yaw was controlled with a "spin vane" that used downwash from the rotor to pivot the aircraft with foot pedals.

[3] Data from NASA[citation needed]General characteristics Performance

Curtiss-Bleecker helicopter 3-view drawing from Aero Digest , July, 1930