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Hiller Rotorcycle, Ultralight Personal Helicopter 1957
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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 …
10 Comments
December 6th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
They really made some neat stuff back then also..
December 6th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
These guys must have balls of steel…unless they’re just plain crackers!
December 6th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
LOL!!! Right….and did you see the people on the ground eyeing him…..like….oh crap…dont get too close to that guy!!!! LOL
I think it could be made into the most bad ass lawn mower ever personally…..
December 6th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
thats dangerous with the propellor on the boddom if you fal you get kiled
December 6th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
it must be very cold ^^
December 6th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
0.24 looks like a real bad idea if you fall
December 6th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
J’ai vu, et photographier, un rotorcycle qui suit un peu la construction du Hiller, mais beaucoup plus modernise, au Airshow de Bourget de 1991. il avait 2 pairs d’ailes pliants, le tout en noir et carlingue aerodynamique en plastique.
je ne l’ait jamais vu depuis.
December 6th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Bonjour, toute cette vidéo a été “empruntée” sur mon site consacré au Rotorcycle de Hiller, dommage que l’on y aie pas fait référence……
December 6th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
AWSOME GUY
December 6th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Great Post!!… crazy ass pilot!!