1955 experimental direct-lift rotor aircraft model by Hiller Aircraft
Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee
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The Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee (U.S. Army designation; earlier Army designation: HO-1) is a unique direct-lift rotor aircraft, using contra-rotating ducted fans for lift inside a flying platform upon which the single pilot shifted body weight for directional control. The platform was developed starting in 1953 under an Office of Naval Research (ONR) contract to Hiller Aircraft, and flew successfully beginning in 1955.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Hiller Aircraft Company
- First flight
- 1955-02-09
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 14 kt
- Max speed
- 14 kt
- Service ceiling
- 32.8 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 555 lb
- Empty weight
- 370 lb
- Powerplant
- 3 × Nelson H-59 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engines
- Engines
- 3
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 8.3 ft
- Height
- 7 ft
- Number built
- 6
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.