Hiller Rotorcycle, Ultralight Personal Helicopter 1957

Hiller Rotorcycle, Ultralight Personal Helicopter 1957 Tube. Duration : 3.92 Mins.

Small enough personal helicopter when folded to carry in a pod under an aircraft's wing or on the luggage rack of your car, this contraption becomes a full sized helicopter in a matter of minutes - capable of taking off from your backyard and flying anywhere in the San Francisco Bay Area on a single tank of gas. In1954 Hiller Helicopters was selected by the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics to build a one man, foldable, self-rescue and observation helicopter. The Hiller Model 1033 was designated by the military as the XROE-1 "Rotorcycle." Two prototypes were built at the Hiller Helicopter Plant in Palo Alto, California. The helicopter has the Hiller Rotormatic control paddles with a conventional tail rotor. Power was supplied from a Nelson H-59, two cycle, 40 hp, four cylinder opposed air cooled engine through a centrifugal clutch. The prototype Rotorcycle first flew on January 10, 1957. Hiller Helicopter Plant in Palo Alto, California, USA Basic Data Main rotor dia. 18.50 ft. Tail rotor dia. 3 ft. Overall length 18.50 ft. Maximum height 92 in. Gross weight 546 lbs. Empty weight 290 lbs. Useful load 270 lbs. Performance Characteristics Maximum speed (sea level) 70 mph Cruising speed 52 mph Rate of climb 1160 ft/min Effective range 30 miles Range at sea level (with 170 lbs. pilot and 86 lbs. of fuel) 166 miles ---

Tags: Hiller, Rotorcycle, Ultralight, Personal, One, Man, Helicopter, airplane, Palo, Alto, California, USA, 1957