Marx's Flying Helicopter was part of a fad during the '60s. It started with launching rockets and missiles and firing cannons in the '50s, and by the '60s Marx, MPC, and Lionel trains all had launching helicopters. And none of them were all that good. They would launch up into the air a couple of feet and as fast as they were airborne, they came crashing down again. And that of course would be the logical outcome for any aircraft (or rocket) which didn't have it's own power plant built in. For that kind of excitement you would need to buy a Cox gas motored plane, or an Estes rocket. This particular toy was introduced in the 1961 Sears Wishbook as part of a Battleground playset but they would soon be found in other playsets as well. The fuselage measures 5.75" (14.60cm) L x 1" (2.54cm) W x 2.25" (5.71cm) H with a 6.25" (15.87cm) rotor span.
Ed
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