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Comment by Timothy F. Heilig on January 11, 2012 at 2:44pm

Oh wow a Hiller hornet,you don't see many of those.

Comment by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co. on October 5, 2011 at 12:49pm

Can't imagine why it never caught on! ;)

Comment by Fantasy of Flight on October 5, 2011 at 12:47pm

We know there are a lot of helo fans on HangarChat, so we thought you might like this pic of the Hiller Hornet, perhaps one of the wackiest designs for a helicopter ever!

 

The rotor was powered by ramjet engines on the rotor tips, which made this little scout helicopter one of the nosiest and flashiest aircraft ever.  The concept mysteriously never caught on.

 

Our owner, Kermit Weeks, got a brief ride in this aircraft, but we had to burn through about half the fuel on board before the aircraft was light enough to lift two people!