THE DRAGON Fly Model 333 two-seat helicopter received type certification from the Italian civil-aviation authority in June. The helicopter was developed by brothers Angelo and Alfredo Castiglioni, founders and owners of Dragon Fly. The Gobler-Hirth F-330A26AK single-engined (two-stroke piston) helicopter is built with a titanium frame and a glassfibre-reinforced plastic cabin. Dragon Fly has appointed 23 distributors.
Source: Flight International
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