Ewald Rohlfs
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Ewald Rohlfs was a test pilot
. In 1936 Rohlfs
made the first flight of a helicopter
, the Focke-Wulf Fw 61
. One year later he took the helicopter to an altitude of 1,130 feet (344 m) and then idled the engine. using its spinning rotors to descend safely to the ground.
Test pilot
A test pilot is an aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers, known as flight test techniques or FTTs, allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated....
. In 1936 Rohlfs
Rohlfs
Rohlfs is the surname of*Anna Katharine Rohlfs , American author*Charles Rohlfs , American furniture artist*Christian Rohlfs , German artist*Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs , German astronomer...
made the first flight of a helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
, the Focke-Wulf Fw 61
Focke-Wulf Fw 61
|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Coates, Steve and Jean-Christophe Carbonel. Helicopters of the Third Reich. Crowborough, UK: Classic Publications Ltd., 2002. ISBN 1-903223-24-5....
. One year later he took the helicopter to an altitude of 1,130 feet (344 m) and then idled the engine. using its spinning rotors to descend safely to the ground.