Answered: This is a Bell D-218
Posted by jared_number_two@reddit | WeirdWings | View on Reddit | 6 comments
The museum got back to me and said “Our donor said model 99 is of a Bell Model D218 and it was intended for cargo use. The model in the case is 1/53 scale and was built by a Mr. Gilliand and shows the tandem rotor proposal model for the line.” Additional info is found online: https://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/bell_d-218.php
NF-104@reddit
Looks like the typical Bell underslung teetering rotor. Not sure if I agree with putting two of them on the same aircraft.
IronMew@reddit
Your link 404s. What you meant to post is
https://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/bell_d-218.php
Kid_Vid@reddit
Thank you for the answer!
It looks like it flies long-wise?? I bet that would be a wild/disorienting view for people inside!
jared_number_two@reddit (OP)
I think they all face one direction. Towards the camera.
waldo--pepper@reddit
Yes thank you.
Of course good old Secret Projects has some diagrams that explain the idea quite well.
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/bell-d-218-amazing-helicopter-project-of-1950s.5770/
Thommo-au@reddit
Hi. Thanks for the update. Was wondering.