The Focke-Achgelis Fa 284 was a project to develop a large
transport helicopter
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, designed in 1943 by
Focke-Achgelis
Focke-Achgelis & Co. G.m.b.H. was a German helicopter company founded in 1937 by Henrich Focke and Gerd Achgelis.
History
Henrich Focke was ousted in 1936 from the Focke-Wulf company, which he had cofounded in 1924, due to shareholder pressure. ...
for use by the
Luftwaffe
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. The helicopter was powered by two
BMW 801
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radial engines, driving transversely-mounted rotors, and was equipped with a large, detachable cargo pod for carrying loads.
[Lepage 2009, p.382.]
The Fa 284 project was abandoned in late 1943, being replaced by a design for an enlarged version of the
Fa 223 featuring a four-rotor arrangement; this project was also abandoned.
[Kay and Smith 2002, p.293.]
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Fa 284
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1940s German military transport aircraft
1940s German helicopters
Twin-engined piston helicopters
Transverse rotor helicopters
Modular aircraft
World War II helicopters of Germany
Abandoned military aircraft projects of Germany