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The success of the XH-44 caught the attention of Henry J. Kaiser, who funded further development of Hiller's rotor system. [2] 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]
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] In collaboration with ...
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]
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United Helicopters was formed in 1945 as a joint venture between American helicopter poineer Stanley Hiller and American industrialist Henry Kaiser. [1] The company made a very wide range of helicopters, including the world's first successful two-seat co-axial helicopter [ 2 ] and several single-seater "commuter" helicopters.
Armament Subsystem, Helicopter, Caliber .30 Machine Gun, Twin, M1: Bell OH-13 Sioux and Hiller OH-23 Raven: M37C machine gun: Armament Subsystem, Helicopter, 7.62-MM Machine Gun, Twin, M2: OH-13 Sioux and OH-23 Raven M60C machine gun: Helicopter Armament Subsystem, 2.75-Inch Rocket Launcher, M3: UH-1B/C/M Iroquois: Mk 4/Mk 40 Folding-Fin Aerial ...
Pages in category "1950s United States helicopters" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. ... American Helicopter XH-26 Jet Jeep; B. Bell 47J ...
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