Ukraine presented a “new helicopter”. Indeed it looks as 1940s US choppers. Ukrainian geniuses have just copied them.
Ukrainian helicopter, Lev-1. Photo: Ukroboronprom’s facebook
On Monday, Ukraine’s “innovative aerospace industry” presented its newest helicopter, the Lev-1. It was made by the country’s state defense holding Ukroboronprom.
The helicopter is based on the original Bell-47 helicopter made in the United States between 1947 and 1974. It was used in the 1950-1953 Korean War.
It’s hard to assume whether the helicopters were newly made or put together from spare parts found at a dump.