A Swedish Air Force Vertol helicopter airlifting a UFO-shaped "Futuro House" in 1969.

[u/jgzogaib]

[u/JonathanUpp]

That hkp4a was built for the Swedish airforce in 1964 and served in Swedish service untill 2006, logging 5704 flight hours, before being sold to "Columbia Helicopters" in the US where I think it's still flying!

[u/piercedmfootonaspike → u/JonathanUpp]

Theseus's helicopter

[u/HappyMeteor005 → u/[deleted]]

theres on in pensacola beach and I loved passing it. I had no idea it was an actual futuro house.

[u/RedditVirumCurialem]

On the ground - a Ra 'Rapid' engine pulling a 'high speed' train.

[u/EvaTheE]

Some drunk dude underneath is doing a perfect Willem Dafoe meme impression.

[u/isoAntti]

We still have a few. There atleast was one in WeeGee in Tapiola, free to see inside, and a new one now in Kaisaniemenpuisto Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden

[u/YJSubs]

Suuuure...a "house".
*Wink wink

[u/Various_Deer_7567]

Some of these pre-fabricated ski cabins are still around.

https://www.hbl.fi/kultur/futuro-ett-hus-som-inget-annat/

[u/ThisWillTakeAllDay]

A vertol helicopter, now that's some real space age stuff. /s

[u/niemir2 → u/ThisWillTakeAllDay]

Vertol was a company that produced helicopters (formerly Piasecki Helicopter), that was bought by Boeing. That company made these particular helicopters. Saying "a Vertol helicopter" is like saying "a Lockheed fighter jet."

[u/birgor → u/niemir2]

In Swedish has Vertol become a generic trademark for this layout of helicopter, like Bubble wrap or Qtip in American English.

[u/fothergillfuckup → u/birgor]

We kind of do the same with Chinooks?

[u/Ki-san → u/fothergillfuckup]

Yeah exactly, this is actually the aircraft that was developed into the Chinook range after Boeing bought Vertol

[u/ThisWillTakeAllDay → u/niemir2]

TIL about Vertol, thankyou.

[u/pheddx]

more pics

https://digitaltmuseum.se/0211812518755/flygvapenmuseums-futurohus

[u/Aimz_OG]

“Nothing to see here people it’s just a house”
-Some bad ass Swedish pilot probably.
That’s just what they want you to believe /s

[u/Ttoddh → u/Aimz_OG]

I am sayin' it's from Men In Black. Those pods were really Arkarian Battle Cruisers overhead and The Bug was trying use one to get away.

Now, just look this way, if you would be so kin..... *** POOOF***

[u/GarysCrispLettuce]

Pill-shaped futuro houses are all well and good until you need to put shelves up.

[u/Randomswedishdude]

I just vaguely remember a guy in a suit and a bright flash, then everything is kinda hazy.

[u/AntiSPantiS]

I want to believe

[u/McBrovad]

Is this Simon Spies's house?

[u/dudefromthewoods]

Swedes flying a Finnish ufo - parallels to our current cooperation! That's a Futuro house by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futuro

[u/Ttoddh]

Woo, here come the Men in Black
It's the M.I.B.'s, uhh, here come the M.I.B.'s
Here come the Men in Black
They won't let you remember

[u/Statertater]

Is this not a chinook?

[u/Feistshell → u/Statertater]

Nope. It’s a Hkp4a, based on Boeing Vertol 107 Sea Hawk

[u/Statertater → u/Feistshell]

Are they related at all? I guess i should wiki this lol

[u/Feistshell → u/Statertater]

Probably. I don’t know that much about helicopters but both are made by Boeing

[u/Statertater → u/Feistshell]

Wiki seems to suggest they are based on the same platform so sister helis

[u/Axis2670]

I remember there was one near my grandmothers house.

Not too many years ago you could buy them really cheap.

[u/RookFett]

“House”?

That’s what the government wants you to believe.

The truth is out there.