Who wanted to create a helicopter powered by gunpowder? Detailed answer

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Who wanted to create a helicopter powered by gunpowder?

Thomas Edison tried to develop a helicopter that was supposed to run on gunpowder. A series of explosions that destroyed part of Edison's factory forced him to stop experimenting.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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The giant sequoiadendron, or mammoth tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum), is considered the largest tree. It grows in California along the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada at an altitude of 1500-2500 meters, has a straight slender trunk and a dense conical or rounded crown.

The height of the tree can reach 100 meters, the diameter of the trunk is 10 meters.

The largest specimen of the currently existing has a height of 83 meters and a trunk circumference of 24,11 meters.

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