Aer Lualdi L.55
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The Aer Lualdi
L.55 was a prototype Italian
helicopter
, a development of the Lualdi-Tassotti ES 53
featuring a far more powerful engine, a 134 kW (180 hp) Lycoming O-360. While the ES 53 had been purely experimental, the L.55 was Lualdi's first step towards a marketable aircraft.
Aer Lualdi
Aer Lualdi & C SpA was an Italian helicopter manufacturer founded in Rome in 1953 by Carlo Lualdi, who had purchased a licence to produce a Hiller-designed rotor system ....
L.55 was a prototype Italian
Italy
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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...
, a development of the Lualdi-Tassotti ES 53
Lualdi-Tassotti ES 53
The Lualdi-Tassotti ES 53 was an Italian experimental helicopter designed by Carlo Lualdi around a Hiller-designed rotor system and a gyro stabiliser of his own design...
featuring a far more powerful engine, a 134 kW (180 hp) Lycoming O-360. While the ES 53 had been purely experimental, the L.55 was Lualdi's first step towards a marketable aircraft.