American Helicopter Development

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Members who were fortunate enough to be able to attend the Association’s Meeting on January 24th were rewarded by a most illuminating lecture on American Helicopter Development, delivered by MAJOR J C SILTANEN of the U S A A F

MAJOR SILTANEN is here in the capacity of Air Technical Liaison Officer to the U S Military Attache in London, in America he was engaged on work with the Rotary-wing Branch at Wright Field, being closely concerned with the military development of Sikorsky Helicopters

The lecture took the form of an informal discourse illustrated by many interesting slides, most of which have since been published in the Aeronautical Press, receiving due credit In token of the esteem in which we hold MAJOR SILTANEN, the Council have elected him an Honorary Member during his term of office in this country