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Floyd William Carlson
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Born
May 4
,
1917
·
Jamestown, New York, USA
Died
April 9
,
1984
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Floyd William Carlson was born on May 4, 1917 in Jamestown, New York, USA. He was married to Evelyn. He died on April 9, 1984.
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Was chief pilot and director of flight operations at Bell Helicopter until 1971, when he became special projects engineer.
In 1944 he made the first indoor helicopter flight in the USA, and only the second in the world.
The 3rd person in the USA who was granted helicopter rating by the Civil Aeronautics Authority.
Was a test pilot for Bell Aircraft Corp.
Self-taught helicopter pilot.
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[remembering his pioneering days of the early 1940s] We did it the hard way. Not only did we design the helicopter, but we had to teach ourselves how to fly it, too.
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