A silver gelatin dry plate glass negative in landscape format.

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Sepia photograph of the Technological Museum and a cow in the foreground

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Defining the terms in the 21st century

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Two people standing next to a cow in a field of cows.

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Dick Smith and Bell Jetranger helicopter flown around the world
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Dick Smith and Bell Jetranger helicopter flown around the world
Program

Dick Smith: First Solo Helicopter Flight

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Every Sat—Sun
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Castle Hill
‘To most people the helicopter is a short distance machine … but could a helicopter fly around the world? Well, that is what I wanted to find out.’
Dick Smith AC, entrepreneur and aviator

Dick Smith’s Bell 206B Jetranger III helicopter, flown during his record-breaking solo flight around the world, is now on display at Powerhouse Castle Hill. Between August 1982 and July 1983, Smith flew 55,000 km over 260 hours, setting world records, including the first solo helicopter flight across the Atlantic.

For the first time, visitors can also view the self-captured Super8 footage from this extraordinary journey, which has been newly digitised and conserved by Powerhouse.