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Hiller donated the XH-44 to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in 1953. [4] The helicopter was restored in 1974, and in 1997 it was lent back to Hiller and displayed at the Hiller Aviation Museum. [4] The original XH-44 was later moved to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, with the Hiller Aviation Museum displaying a replica in its ...
Stanley Hiller, then seventeen, established the first helicopter factory on the West Coast of the United States, located in Berkeley, California, [1] in 1942, under the name "Hiller Industries," to develop his design for the coaxial-rotor XH-44 "Hiller-Copter" for the U.S. Army. The XH-44 became operational in 1944. [2]
At 17, he presented his design for the XH-44 "Hiller-Copter" to the U.S. Army in Washington D.C., winning not only their approval, but also a draft deferment during World War II. Immediately thereafter, he established the first helicopter factory on the West Coast at 1930-50 Addison Street in Berkeley, California. [2]
The Museum is known for incorporating helicopters to mark holidays, including: Flying Footballs (footballs dropped from a helicopter for Super Bowl) Leaping Leprechaun (skydiver carried aloft by helicopter) Easter Bunny arriving by helicopter; Halloween Pumpkin Drop (from a helicopter) Helicopter Turkey Toss (foam turkeys dropped from a helicopter)
(1942: (Stanley) Hiller Industries, Berkeley, CA, 1944: United Helicopters Inc (Hiller & Henry J Kaiser), 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, c.1952: Hiller Helicopters. 1961: Acquisition by Eltra Corp, a holding company. 1964: Fairchild-Hiller Corp. 1973: Hiller Aviation. 1984: Fairchild-Hiller assets sold to Rogerson Aircraft Corp as Rogerson-Hiller, Port Angeles, WA, 1994: Hiller Aircraft ...
B. Baumgartl PB-60; Baumgartl PB-63; Baumgartl PB-64; Bell 30; Bell 47; Bell 47J Ranger; Bell 201; Bell 204/205; Bell 206; Bell 207 Sioux Scout; Bell 212; Bell 214; Bell 214ST
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Multipurpose light helicopter Hiller Aircraft: 1948 1950 2000 McCulloch MC-4: Light helicopter McCulloch Aircraft Corporation: Evaluated by the United States Army as the YH-30 and the United States Navy as the XHUM-1. 1948 Never Unknown Sikorsky H-19: Utility helicopter Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation 1949 1950 1102 Vertol H-21: Cargo helicopter