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"One-Man Amphibious 'Copter"
De Lackner HZ-1 Aerocycle, also known as the YHO-2 and by the manufacturer's designation DH-4 Heli-Vector.
The Idea
De Lackner built a flying platform as a possible civil and military transport, but the main idea was as a battlefield transport for Army and Navy personnel. It was seen as a way of flying over trenches, berms, barriers, blown-up bridges, mine fields, etc.
The device
It was a
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Stats
De Lackner HZ-1 Aerocycle.
Category.
Statistic.
First flight on.
22 November 1954.
Retired on.
.
Major contractor(s).
De Lackner Helicopters.
Passengers and cargo capacity.
1 crewman (a pilot).
Fight ceiling.
5,000 ft (1,524 m).
Top speed.
75 mph (121 km/h; 65 kn).
Dose it use nukes.
No.
Range.
15 mi (13 nmi; 24 km).
Crew.
1.
Nationality(s).
American.
Class.
Direct-lift rotor aircraft .
Disc loading.
Probably low.
Number of rotor main blades.
4.
Links.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Lackner_HZ-1_Aerocycle , http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/lockner_helicovector.php , https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrBT8oelhBZsCEAvhVXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?p=De+Lackner+HZ-1+Aerocycle&fr=yset_chr_cnewtab , https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=AwrBT8oelhBZsCEAyBVXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTByMDgyYjJiBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMyBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?p=De+Lackner+HZ-1+Aerocycle&fr=yset_chr_cnewtab , http://military.wikia.com/wiki/De_Lackner_HZ-1_Aerocycle , https://infogalactic.com/info/De_Lackner_HZ-1_Aerocycle , http://www.tested.com/tech/454420-secret-and-experimental-military-planes-around-world/item/de-lackner-hz-1-aerocycle/ , http://www.transportation.army.mil/museum/transportation%20museum/delackner.htm , https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:HZ-1_Aerocycle , https://infogalactic.com/info/De_Lackner_HZ-1_Aerocycle and http://military.wikia.com/wiki/De_Lackner_HZ-1_Aerocycle .
Also see
Bell Pogo
Bell Helli-jeep
Avro Flying Car
Bell Helli-Vector
KGB Chita Jet Belt
Bell Textron Rocket Belt
Bensen B-10
Williams X-Jet
HZ-1 Aerocycle
VZ-1 Pawnee