A YROE-1 hovering in front of the Ames Hangar on 6 November 1963
Role
ultralight helicopter
Type of aircraft
National origin
United States
Manufacturer
Hiller Aircraft Saunders-Roe
First flight
November 1956
Introduction
1957
Retired
1961
Primary user
United States Marine Corps
Number built
12
The Hiller ROE Rotorcycle was a single-seat ultralight helicopter designed in 1953 for a military requirement.[1] A total of 12 were produced for the United States Marine Corps. And in 1954, the Hiller Helicopters was selected by the US Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics to build this design of a one-man, foldable, self-rescue and observation helicopter.[2] It featured a two-blade rotor system. Its original empty weight was 290 lb (132 kg).[3]
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^Apostolo, p. 68
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