Description
This 1953 vintage ad for Lycoming air-cooled engines has black and white artist illustrations of Doman LZ-5, Kaman K-240, and Piasecki H-21 helicopters with the headline, “'Flying Taxis' that open up new roads”.
Year Published: 1953
Approximate overall size – inches: 10 x 13
Grade: Excellent
Excerpt:
“Miraculous rescue flights over Korean combat zones put helicopters in the spotlight. Soon, ‘copters like these three leaders will open up more and more new ‘roads’ in America’s skies.’
Powered by always dependable, air-cooled engines built by Lycoming, these helicopters are already in use by industry as flying ‘taxis’ to transport executives from plant to plant.”
This is a 70 yr. old original vintage ad removed from a 1953 publication and is not a reproduction of any kind.
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