The Helix-Tower is a
mechanical continuously extendable and retractable tower construction. From 1989 onwards
Konrad Zuse worked on the design of the height adjustable tower. In 1993 Zuse had accomplished the prototype Helix-Tower 1 on a 1:30 scale to test the construction. In 1992 he started sketching up a second model (named Helix-Tower 2) on a 1:10 scale. The prototype can be extended to a height of 270 centimeters; the full-scale tower had been schemed to reach 120 meters. The analysis of archival documents and oral history reports revealed that Zuse intended his tower to be used for wind power installations, observation and radio transmission.
View the
technical drawings of the Helix-Tower 1.
View the
technical drawings of the Helix-Tower 2.