Our Remarkable Experiment With Helicopter Mail Delivery
The government loaned copters to the U.S. Postal Service, which staged test flights with the cooperation of the Army Air Forces. To operate routes in the 50-mile radius around Chicago, …
Autogiros and Helicopters - National Postal Museum
On July 6, 1939, the postal service placed an autogiro aircraft into use flying mail between the Central Airport at Camden, New Jersey to the roof of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania post …
When the U.S. Postal Service Used Gyrocopters to Deliver the Mail
Jul 10, 2017 · Unlike helicopters, autogyros could not hover—a significant technical problem. Today, the memory of the autogyro delivery service lives on through the special stamps that …
Why Doesn't The USPS Have Its Own Aircraft? - Simple Flying
Nov 2, 2022 · If the USPS had its own fleet of planes, it would likely be flying them only to a few different destinations, mostly to where they have large distribution centers where mail can …
First Helicopter Airmail Flight | Mystic Stamp Discovery Center
On October 1, 1947, the first official Airmail service flown by helicopter was inaugurated in Los Angeles. Prior to this, the postal service experimented with delivery by autogiro aircraft.
Photo gallery - Unusual - Who we are - About.usps.com
Photos through the years of USPS handling the Unusual. Effective Nov. 29, international mail service to Canada is temporarily suspended, due to the strike of the Canadian Union of Postal …
That Time the Postal Service Actually Used Gyrocopters To ... - Gizmodo
Apr 15, 2015 · In the 1930s, the postal service regularly used gyrocopters for several such routes in the Northeast as well as in Los Angeles. This incredible film shows mail being ferried …
Inside USPS Air Mail: Contracts, Costs and the Future of Postal …
Aug 17, 2024 · With over 554 million letters and packages processed daily, you’d think they operate massive airline capabilities. But the behind-the-scenes reality powering this extensive …
Delivering Mail by Helicopter: A Look at the Pioneering Air Mail ...
Discover the fascinating history of air mail delivery by helicopter, from the Post Office Department's pioneering efforts to the incredible statistics behind...
First helicopter mail sack | National Postal Museum
Beginning August 20, 1949, Air Mail Route No. 96 was the Chicago area helicopter service. On the inaugural flight, Wes Moore of the Helicopter Air Sevice, Inc. carried this mail pouch of …