Perhaps because its designer was an Egyptian national, Helmy Aerogypt G-AFFG continued its development through the war. Illustrated is its Mk.III incarnation, last flown in September 1940. Work started again in 1943 when it became the Mk.IV with tricycle undercarriage. There is an AW Ensign in the background
VARIABLE LIFT: Two views of the Helmy monoplane. Above the fuselage lifting section is shown free of the fuselage proper, while, below, the machine is shown in norm trim.
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