Hiller helicopters


Hiller XH-44 Hiller XH-44

1944

Stanley Hiller flew the first successful American co-axial helicopter, the XH-44, in July 1944,when he ...

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Work had begun in October 1944 on three Hiller X-2-235's, two-place metal-clad successors to the ...

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Hiller X-2-235

1945

Hiller X-2-235

Hiller J-5 Hiller J-5

1946

To counteract torque this two-bladed-rotor experimental helicopter used not a conventional tail rotor but a ...

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This was a development of the XH-44, of which it retained the co-axial contra-rotating two-bladed ...

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Hiller UH-4 "Commuter"

1946

Hiller UH-4 "Commuter"

Hiller NC-5 / UH-5B "Rotormatic" Hiller NC-5 / UH-5B "Rotormatic"

1946


The Hiller UH-12, derived from the Model 360 two-seater of 1948 with a 180hp Franklin ...

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Hiller Model 360 / UH-12 / OH-23

1947

Hiller Model 360 / UH-12 / OH-23

Hiller HH-120 "Hornet" Hiller HH-120 "Hornet"

1950

Side-by-side two seat ultra-light helicopter with two Hiller ramjets attached to the ends of the ...

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Although Hiller never realized the long-held dream of flying crane production for want of government ...

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Hiller HJ-1

1950

Hiller HJ-1

Hiller HOE-1 Hiller HOE-1

1953

Originally intended for the civil market with a price as little as $5,000,the Hiller Hornet ...

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In 1949 the company built and tested the Hiller Powerblade, the world's first hot-cycle pressure-jet ...

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Hiller Flying Cranes

1950-1965 - projects

Hiller Flying Cranes

Hiller "Sky Bus" Hiller "Sky Bus"

1952 - project

Hiller Helicopter's conception of a future forty-to-fifty passenger ram jet transport ...

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US scientist Charles Zimmerman determined that a helicopter rotorcould work just as well if put ...

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Hiller VZ-1 "Flying Platform"

1954

Hiller VZ-1 "Flying Platform"

Hiller YH-32A ULV Hiller YH-32A ULV

1955

A mini-gunship version of the Hornet would mark a major milestone in the rebirth of ...

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Hiller tip-propulsion research included the testing of Hornet-based autogyros. This example flies with the power ...

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Hiller autogyro

1954

Hiller autogyro

Hiller ROE-1 Hiller ROE-1

1959

Ultra-lightweight helicopter designed in 1958 and tested for the US Marine Corps who used five ...

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Hiller Aircraft was one of the pioneers in VTOL flight and investigated the possibilities of ...

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Hiller X-18

1959

Hiller X-18

Hiller Ten99 Hiller Ten99

1961

Built in 1961, this was the prototype of a turbine-powered transport heli-copter using dynamic components ...

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In May 1961 the Hiller Model 1100 was one of three designs selected by the ...

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Hiller FH-1100

1963

Hiller FH-1100

Hiller UH-12E5 Hiller UH-12E5

1995

Hiller Aircraft Corporation was founded in 1994 by Jeffrey Hiller (son of the founder of ...

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