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The Hiller OH-23 Raven is a two, three, or four-place, military light observation helicopter based on the Hiller Model 360. The Model 360 was designated by the company as the UH-12 ("UH" for United Helicopters), [1] which was first flown in 1948. Initially it was a two-place helicopter powered by a piston engine that entered service in the late ...
Stanley Hiller donated money and a number of aircraft to form the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, California, which opened in 1998. In 2009, the Hiller (China) Aircraft Manufacturing Company [6] began construction of a production facility in Zhangjiakou City, northwest of Beijing. The company is a joint venture between Hiller Aircraft ...
First helicopter Peter Marshall Hiller UH-12B: Paraparaumu Blenheim Flight took 1 hour 17 minutes. [5] 31 October 1957 First glider Keith Wakeman Slingsby Skylark 2: Harewood, Christchurch, Freyberg High School, Palmerston North: Flight distance of 290 miles, in under 4 hours. [6] 1 January 1975 First balloon Roland Parsons and Rex Brereton [7]
The company was also notable for making military helicopters, however, including the UH-12/H-23. While Bell Helicopter's notable UH-1 contains the United Helicopter prefix "UH", it actually competed directly against United's "Ten99" and UH in that case was its military designation and not the Bell's designation. [3] The company became Hiller ...
Hiller Ten99; Hiller UH-12/OH-23; Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee; ... RAH: Reconnaissance and Attack Helicopter; UH: Utility Helicopter; Project acronyms. AAH: Advanced Attack ...
Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota: Utility helicopter: Eurocopter: Adapted from the Eurocopter EC145 and built in Columbus, Mississippi. 1999 2006 [11] 250 Bell AH-1Z Viper: Attack helicopter: Bell: 2000 2010 229 Bell UH-1Y Venom: Utility helicopter Bell Aircraft Corporation: The UH-1Y Venom is currently in full-rate production to replace the UH-1N Twin ...
Rescuers on a boat work next to the wreckage of a Black Hawk helicopter at the site of the crash after it collided with the American Eagle flight 5342 outside Washington, D.C, Jan. 30, 2025.
Columbia Helicopters was founded on April 24, 1957, by Wes Lematta with a single Hiller 12B helicopter. With help from his brothers, he supported his young company with many odd jobs, such as carrying Santa Claus to trapeze acts. He performed most of his flying on the weekends while still working as a truck driver during the week.