December 8, 1960 Boeing Vertol 107 Lands at New Wall Street Heliport Boeing Vertol 107 prototype Circle Statue of Liberty the Boeing Vertol 107 prototype, forerunner of the Vertol 107 airliners for New York Airways circles the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor following dedication of the downtown heliport in New York City, December 8th, 1960. The Vertol 107 prototype was the first turbine-powered helicopter to land at the new $23,000 heliport following its dedication by the port of New York Authority. The heliport is near the foot of Wall Street, on Pier 6 in East River and is connected with airports in the New York area by helicopters in the New York Airways. The Vertol 107 airliners, developed from the prototype shown here, will make possible flight from the new heliport to the New York International Airport in only seven minutes carrying 25 passengers at 150 miles an hour. Powered by two General Electric CT-58 gas turbine engines, the Vertol 107, like a twin-engine airplane, can fly with one engine stopped. An all-weather day-and-night operating aircraft, it is the first transport helicopter with the ability to climb vertically from takeoff and descend vertically to land as a matter of routine operation regardless of wind direction. Another feature of the Vertol 107 is its ability to land in and take off from water without special flotation equipment. -- Boeing airline company photo
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December 8, 1960

Boeing Vertol 107 Lands at New Wall Street Heliport

Boeing Vertol 107 prototype Circle Statue of Liberty the Boeing Vertol 107 prototype, forerunner of the Vertol 107 airliners for New York Airways circles the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor following dedication of the downtown heliport in New York City, December 8th, 1960.

The Vertol 107 prototype was the first turbine-powered helicopter to land at the new $23,000 heliport following its dedication by the port of New York Authority. The heliport is near the foot of Wall Street, on Pier 6 in East River and is connected with airports in the New York area by helicopters in the New York Airways.

The Vertol 107 airliners, developed from the prototype shown here, will make possible flight from the new heliport to the New York International Airport in only seven minutes carrying 25 passengers at 150 miles an hour.

Powered by two General Electric CT-58 gas turbine engines, the Vertol 107, like a twin-engine airplane, can fly with one engine stopped. An all-weather day-and-night operating aircraft, it is the first transport helicopter with the ability to climb vertically from takeoff and descend vertically to land as a matter of routine operation regardless of wind direction. Another feature of the Vertol 107 is its ability to land in and take off from water without special flotation equipment.

-- Boeing airline company photo

 

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