Originally Posted by
HoundDog
1. This unique creation definitely belongs on any list of strange aircraft.
2. It was designed for the U.S. Army.
How about the Pawnee? That was definitely a bit strange. Thanks; Ernie P.
The
Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee (U.S. Army designation; earlier Army designation:
HO-1) was a unique direct-lift
rotor aircraft, using contra-rotating
ducted fans for lift inside a 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.[SUP]
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