Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee

The Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee was a unique direct lift rotor aircraft using contra-rotating ducted fans inside a platform that the single pilot stood upon for lift and controlled by the pilot shifting his body weight around to tilt the platform. The platform was developed starting in 1953 under an Office of Naval Research contract to Hiller Aircraft Corporation and flew successfully starting in 1955.

* Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee, Anigrand Craftswork #AA-2010 (2003) resin * Doak VZ-4DA, Anigrand Craftswork #AA-2008 (2003) resin * 1
BMW-technique? - A Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee for the U.S.2

Made by Hiller Aircraft.

Tangentally, there was also the Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee - sort of a Dick Tracy flying platform.3
Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
2.1 m
Length Alt
2.5 m
Power Alt
30.0
Lists
* List of military aircraft of the United States
Max Speed Alt
26.0
Max Speed Main
16 mph
See Also
* Williams X-Jet
Status
Experimental
Ceiling Main
32.8
Number Built
6
Crew
one
Armament
* standard combat weapons for a U.S. soldier
Height Main
7.0
Primary user
United States Army
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
2
Manufacturer
Hiller Aircraft
Power Main
40 hp
Empty Weight Alt
167.8
Length Main
254.0
Similar Aircraft
* Bensen B-10* HZ-1 Aerocycle
Empty Weight Main
370.0
Ceiling Alt
10 m
Category
Abandoned military aircraft projects of the United States
Ducted fan-powered aircraft
Flying saucers
Hiller aircraft
Rotorcraft
United States experimental aircraft 1950-1959
VTOL aircraft

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