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The company was renamed Hiller Helicopters in 1948. It was involved in the development of a number of prototype helicopters. It was involved in the development of a number of prototype helicopters. From the early 1960s to 1969, its Palo Alto plant served as a CIA cover for the production of the CORONA reconnaissance satellites .
The original concept had been developed by Charles H. Zimmerman in the late 1940s. [2] Further development followed, both by Hiller Aircraft and the De Lackner Company. There were two main models, the ONR model 1031-A-1, and the somewhat larger VZ-1 Pawnee model produced in 1956 for the U.S.
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1966–67, Federal Aviation Administration General characteristics Crew: 1 Capacity: 4 passengers Length: 27 ft 9.5 in (8.471 m) fuselage Width: 4 ft 4 in (1.32 m) fuselage Height: 9 ft 3.5 in (2.832 m) Empty weight: 1,370 lb (621 kg) Max takeoff weight: 2,750 lb (1,247 kg) Fuel capacity: 69 US gal (57 imp gal; 261 L) internal fuel, with provision for ...
The Hiller YH-32 Hornet (company designation HJ-1) is an American ultralight helicopter built by Hiller Aircraft in the early 1950s. It was a small and unique design because it was powered by two Hiller 8RJ2B ramjet engines mounted on the rotor blade tips which weigh 13 lb (5.9 kg) each and deliver an equivalent of 45 hp (34 kW) for a total of 90 hp (67 kW). [3]
The Hiller ROE Rotorcycle is a single-seat ultralight helicopter designed in 1953 for a military requirement. [1] A total of 12 were produced for the United States Marine Corps. And in 1954, the Hiller Helicopters was selected by the US Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics to build this design of a one-man, foldable, self-rescue and observation ...
Aerial cranes are used to place heavy equipment, like radio transmission towers and large air conditioning units, on the tops of tall buildings, or when an item must be raised up in a remote area, such as a radio tower raised on the top of a hill or mountain. Helicopters are used as aerial cranes in the logging industry to lift trees out of ...
Stanley Hiller was born November 15, 1924, in San Francisco, California, to Stanley Hiller, Sr. and Opal Perkins.The family moved to Berkeley, California, in the 1930s.. At the age of 15, he designed the world's first successful coaxial helicopter, and produced a working model.
In 1955, Howard Hughes split the helicopter production unit from the Hughes Aircraft Company, and reconstituted it with Hughes Tool Company, calling it Hughes Tool Company's Aircraft Division. The Aircraft Division had a focus on the production of light helicopters, mainly the Hughes 269/300 and the OH-6 Cayuse/Hughes 500.