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| CH-1 Skyhook YH-41 Seneca | |
|---|---|
 YH-41 prototype | |
| General information | |
| Type | Light helicopter |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Cessna |
| Designer | Richard Ten Eyck |
| Status | Production ended December 1962 |
| Number built | ~50 |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1956 |
| First flight | July 1953[1] |
| Developed from | Seibel S-4 |
The Cessna CH-1 Skyhook is the only helicopter ever built by the Cessna Aircraft Company. It was the first helicopter to land on the summit of Pike's Peak and the last piston-engined helicopter to set the helicopter altitude record. The CH-1 had a single, two-bladed main rotor, and a front-mounted reciprocating engine which gave the aircraft a stable center of gravity (CG). Its semi-monocoque airframe greatly resembles its light airplane siblings built by Cessna. The CH-1 was named Skyhook for the civil market, similar to the marketing names used in the Cessna single engine airplane line, such as Skyhawk, Skylane and Skywagon.[2] The United States Army designated the CH-1C as the YH-41 Seneca. While the CH-1 achieved several helicopter firsts and set a world record, it never became a commercial or military success.
- ^ Harding, Steve. U.S. Army aircraft since 1947: An Illustrated Directory. Stillwater, MN:Specialty Press, 1990. ISBN 0-933424-53-1
- ^ "Steve Remington. "The Cessna CH-1 Helicopter; A Record Setter - Fifty+ Years Later". CollectAir. Archived from the original on June 21, 2009.