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@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.

Last edited by Brian Liesberg

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