| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NX41817 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bendix K |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bendix K |
| Aircraft Version: | Bendix K |
| C/n (msn): | 1 |
| Operator Titles: | Bendix Helicopter |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Hampton - Langley AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KLFI IATA: LFI Local: LFI Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1949 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 655368 |
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The Bendix Model K prototype initially flew with an uncovered fuselage and later with a fully enclosed, egg-shaped fuselage. By January 1947 it was in this form, with an open cockpit. Oddly the Model K and the larger Model J were apparently both named Whirlaway. Bendix Helicopter closed its doors in 1949. NX41817 then went to NACA for rotor research work according to a NASA document. An end date for this is not known to us. Photo from: NASA Langley This photo was added on 15 February 2024, and has since been viewed 843 times. |