Aircraft Photo of N64N | De Lackner DH-4 Heli-Vector

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	N64N
Aircraft Original Type:	De Lackner DH-4/DH 5 Aerocycle
Aircraft Generic Type:	De Lackner DH-4/DH 5 Aerocycle
Aircraft Version:	De Lackner DH-4 Heli-Vector
C/n (msn):	1

Location
Location:	Not known
Region / Country:	New York, United States

Photo Date:	March 1955 to December 1955
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	658262

Photo Comment
Prototype of a 'personal helicopter' designed by Lewis McCarty and built by De Lackner Helicopters from New York. The US Army ordered a dozen examples of the DH-5 Aerocycle model. Its military designation YHO-2 was soon changed to HZ-1 in a category of its own. It was hoped that the craft could be flown by soldiers after a brief instruction, but it wasn't that easy and obviously the rotor was extremely dangerous to the pilot and bystanders alike. Photo from: Vertical Flight Society This photo was added on 22 February 2024, and has since been viewed 562 times.

Photo Comment

Prototype of a 'personal helicopter' designed by Lewis McCarty and built by De Lackner Helicopters from New York. The US Army ordered a dozen examples of the DH-5 Aerocycle model. Its military designation YHO-2 was soon changed to HZ-1 in a category of its own. It was hoped that the craft could be flown by soldiers after a brief instruction, but it wasn't that easy and obviously the rotor was extremely dangerous to the pilot and bystanders alike. Photo from: Vertical Flight Society

This photo was added on 22 February 2024, and has since been viewed 562 times.

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