Hiller Rotorcycle, Ultralight Personal Helicopter 1957

[khijasmith]

This is a great video

[ericajjful]

i enjoyed this vid

[post18guy]

you can see one at the air museum in mcminnville oregon

[monicayancey]

the comments that everone has made about thease craft are about half correct you have strict FAA regulation has is kept them from mass production but so has consumer intrest in them but the US has always stayed away from any personal aircraft unless it is mass produced by a major contractor look at the snail like production of the hovercraft

[60knightsix]

I'm always disturbed to see such commentary. There's no 'conspiracy' here-such vehicles have always been, and will always be...impractical. Too small, no endurance, lack of safety issues, too noisy and frankly, simply too unsafe. There are people flying today who should never have been given a simple driver's license, much less one for flight. I can see any one of these crashing into someone's back yard. Just a thought. Knightsix

[lionelvillahermosa]

***excellent***

[candr]

I think kits can be bought and constructed in your back yard. Not certain why someone would think these are being kept out of public hands, just follow flight reg.. Have an experimental lic myself, not that hard.

[schlusselmensch]

If you were familiar with the ship's powerplants, you'd probably have rather less enthusiasm for trying one out. However, with the advent of vertical crankshaft outboard four strokes, something like this looks a good deal more attractive. I'll fly with two strokes holding me up but only if there are nice flat fields below!

[2010Barbon]

Cant you Guys see the problem with this copter, it is TOO practical, too convenient,if it was mass produced it would be cheaper than a motor cycle, any government would not like the idea of a large number of the populos having posession of one of these things in their garden shed, ready to flyy in 15 mins, the possibiltis of terrorism, crime, having acces to places you cant go, no sir they wouldnt let it happen........................­..........Curtis

[SuperBaIIz]

@2010Barbon and when radar sees you leaving proper airspace at 55mph and scrambles F-16's to intercept and escort you back you will be too slow to intercept and therefore unstoppable.

damn i forgot text doesn't convey sarcasm............

[supertec07]

@2010Barbon who is they and why dont you make your own looks simple enough for the shed to make in and you can legally fly one in most countries def in the uk . these things will not be mass produced as not many people would have the balls to fly around in them.

[beverlyterry]

@2010Barbon ..............................­.......you are exactly right, there are few people that really see the big gov't behind most all things, lets mass produce them give fake flying intructions to all the beauracrates and send them one Free !!!!!!!!!!!! joe m jax fl.

[PrairieDogPoo]

At 0 :20 that looks like a mower to take off peoples legs.

They have one of these Rotorcycles at Denvers Air and Space Museum.

[thebestjaiser]

Where can I get one of those? (seriously)

[TheLastCletus]

anyone know where I can get the diagrams for one?

[nagrain]

should have made a movie with this craft back then. would have been the bomb.

[rodstartube]

i want that engine (last photo)

[ramjetrth]

The Hiller Rotocycle was actually incredibly stable. There were several reasons the military did not want it. It was too slow (about 50 MPH), had a range limit of about 40 miles, and its open structure made it vulnerable to small arms fire. Still seems like it would be pretty cool for non military recreational use.

[ribeiro34]

This is really nice, dangerous but nice, I'm wondering why they stopped to make, too dangerous? if you have an accident with a motorbike or a car at a 100km/h it could be fatal aswell I supouse...

[FerryTrance]

que no se choque con un gran pajaro,eso seria doloroso !

[milkdrops]

The only small helicopter that is of any use for the hobbyist or enthusiast, when he or she has finished flying, it can be folded and dismantled loaded into a estate car and taken home and stored in a garden shed! What more could you ask for...........................­.....................Curtis

[Glennfalconi]

thats dangerous with the propellor on the boddom if you fal you get kiled

[francovance1]

If you fall from the one with the rotor on top you will also die!!

[Glennfalconi]

Depends on high you go and if you have a parachute or not. But if you fall from that? You will litterley get blended O_0

[ulrikmcgloi]

They really made some neat stuff back then also..

[blaster2012]

These guys must have balls of steel...unless they're just plain crackers!

[schnutzel2]

it must be very cold ^^

[swsloper]

0.24 looks like a real bad idea if you fall :P

[frankensteinmoneymac]

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.....

[LabradorG]

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.

[fastretoussaint]

Bonjour, toute cette vidéo a été "empruntée" sur mon site consacré au Rotorcycle de Hiller, dommage que l'on y aie pas fait référence......

[lamvpshawty]

AWSOME GUY

[dustywar]

Great Post!!... crazy ass pilot!!