Coleopter
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This article is about the aircraft. For the insect, see Coleoptera.
The Coleopter was a VTOL aircraft developed by the French in the 1950s. It was a single-person aircraft with an annular wing designed to land vertically, therefore requiring no runway and very little space to take-off and land. There were several prototypes developed and tested, however the design proved to be very unstable and flying it was dangerous.
[edit] External Links
- A 1959 article about the first years of Coleopter development
- Smithsonian Air and Space Museum site about the involvment of Stanley Hiller in the development of the Coleopter
- A Coleopter patent
- Description of and plans for building a small Coleopter
