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Helicopter first
Japan's first indigenously developed civil helicopter, the Mitsubishi MH2000, had its first flight on 29 July at the company's Komaki plant in Nagoya. The twin-engine prototype's maiden flight is reported to have been limited to a hover at a height of 13ft (4m). A second flying prototype is planned.
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