Still Waiting for Our Mini-Chopper

FutureHelicopterIt just seemed cruel to cap the week with Ms. O'Donnell's execrable work, so we're gonna give you a retro-futuristic treat: a World War II-era view of the rise of personal aircraft. The pamphlet's title really says it all: Will There Be a Plane in Every Garage? The answer, as you might surmise, is a qualified "yes," though the authors did foresee the mini-helicopter someday becoming Joe America's backup means of vehicular transport:

The helicopter will do many things that it is impossible...

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Published on November 13, 2009 10:15
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