Hiller YH-32 Hornet

The Hiller YH-32 Hornet (company designation HJ-1) was an American ultralight helicopter built by Hiller Aircraft in the early 1950s. It was a small and unique design because it was powered by two Hiller 8RJ2B ramjet engines mounted on the rotor blade tips. Versions of the HJ-1 Hornet were built for the United States Army and the United States Navy in the early 1950s. The Hiller Museum identifies the YH-32A named the Sally Rand as the first helicopter gunship.

1949, however the Hiller YH-32 Hornet was ram jet and not pulsejet powered.1
and the Hiller YH-32 Hornet had good lifting capability but was otherwise poor. The Fairey Jet Gyrodyne and 40-seat Fairey Rotodyne flew very well indeed.2
Hiller YH-32 Hornet (May of gone) N1653 / N290 - Nieuport 4 N1920 - 3
Hiller YH-32 Hornet had good lifting capability but performed poorly otherwise.4
Hiller YH-32 Hornet was ram jet and not pulsejet powered.5

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pressure-jet rotor in 1949, however the Hiller YH-32 Hornet was ram jet and not pulsejet powered.6
The Hiller YH-32 Hornet (company designation HJ-1) was an American ultralight helicopter built by Hiller Aircraft in the early 1950s.7
Thumbnail The Hiller YH-32 Hornet (company designation HJ-1) was an American ultralight helicopter built by Hiller Aircraft in the early 1950s.8
to leave the ground, and the Hiller YH-32 Hornet had good lifting capability but was otherwise poor. The Fairey Jet Gyrodyne and 40-seat Fairey Rotodyne flew very well indeed.9
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United States Navy
Height Main
238.76000000000002
Height Alt
2.4 m
Engine(jet)
Hiller 8RJ2B
Thrust Main
40
Jet Or Prop
jet
Loaded Weight Main
1080.0
Introduced
1954
Loading Main
3
Ceiling Main
6900.0
Number Built
18
Crew
two pilots
Thrust Alt
178.0
Climb Rate Main
700.0
Area Main
402.0
Primary user
United States Army
Span Alt
6.9 m
Plane Or Copter?
copter
Manufacturer
Hiller Aircraft
First Flight
1950
Number Of Jets
2
Loaded Weight Alt
490.0
Type of jet
ramjets
Climb Rate Alt
12780.0
Range Main
28 miles
Span Main
23.0
Area Alt
37.4 m²
Range Alt
52.0
Empty Weight Main
544.0
Ceiling Alt
2
100 m
Category
Military helicopters
Ramjet-powered aircraft
United States attack aircraft 1950-1959
Empty Weight Alt
247.0
Loading Alt
13

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