@Keystone posted:Enjoying and appreciating tinplate more and more. Though the plane pylon appears slightly more complex, I wonder if the plane pylon was the inspiration for Mattel's VertiBird helicopter toy in the early 1970's? Thanks for posting the pics & vid.
The airplane is actually fairly simple, it uses 1 motor to drive the propeller, and 2 clutches to rotate the plane operated by the stick.
I think in practice it's very similar to the Vertibird, but I'm not sure, I never played with one.