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Flying Half-Pint:One-Man Copter Packs Big Punch

Flying Half-Pint:One-Man Copter Packs Big Punch
Clip: 429576_1_1
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1720
Original Film: 037-014-04
HD: N/A
Location: Florida
Timecode: 00:36:55 - 00:38:14

A 12-foot crate is all that is needed to transport this tiny helicopter to the scene of action. At Elgin Air Force Base in Florida, the DO-32 is readied for flight within five minutes and the shipping crate acts as the launching pad. Easily maneuverable, the half-pint can land on a dime--- and have change left for gas. Florida Man is opening a 12 foot crate, there's a tiny helicopter inside the crate. MSOH - A small crowd gathers to whiteness the flight of the small copter. MS - Two military men setting up the Half-Pint Copter. MS - The pilot of the craft is patiently watching the military assemble the craft. MCUS - The pilot gets in and gets himself situated in the pilots seat. MS - The Half Pint Chopper takes off in a flash of a eye, straight up. MS - After some very impressive maneuvers the pilot lands the chopper on a very small launching pad.