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At the AERO exhibition in Friedrichshafen a new* helicopter was officially unveiled - the tesi HUAM. HUAM is an acronym of Helicopter Urban Air Mobility. The chief designer of the helicopter is Mr Mauro Piazzoli, who was a pioneer in Italy for modifying a rotorway helicopter into a turbine engine (1). Later was one of the key persons behind the AvioTecnica company which used to manufacture a ES 101 Raven helicopter (2). Later he was a chief designer responsible for the Helitek KRONO 102 (which is the same airframe as this one, but different engine) and now holds a role of a chief design engineer of the tesi’s HUAM project. The helicopter is a two seater, with side-by-side cabin layout, with two-bladed semi-rigid main rotor and two-bladed semi-rigid tail rotor. At the first look you may see some resemblance with the Rotorway style of helicopter and based on the past experience of its designer, this is understandable. However, upon closer investigation, you will find that apart fro...