| VZ-1 Pawnee | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Direct-lift rotor aircraft; flying platform |
| Manufacturer | Hiller Aircraft |
| Status | Experimental |
| Primary user | United States Army |
| Number built | 6 |
| History | |
| First flight | 1955 |
The Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee (U.S. Army designation; earlier Army designation: HO-1) is a unique direct-lift rotor aircraft, using contra-rotating ducted fans for lift inside a flying platform upon which the single pilot shifted body weight for directional control. The platform was developed starting in 1953 under an Office of Naval Research (ONR) contract to Hiller Aircraft, and flew successfully beginning in 1955.[1]
- ^ Rogers 1989, pp. 74–78.