• August 28, 1961 P. 59, 63 HILLER'S crane would be operated by tip-mounted turbojet engines for both rotary and fixed-wing operations.
• November 18, 1957 P. 87 NOW IN VERTICAL MODE, X-18 is ready to let down for VTOL landing. Stingerlike projection from underside of tail is for jet which supplies control during VTOL.
• November 18, 1957 P. 87 X-18 HALFWAY between horizontal and vertical flight. Pendulum behind model indicates tunnel windspeed has decreased. Power and control come through cables.
• November 18, 1957 P. 87 X-18 MODEL in horizontal flight, starts to slow down for transition to vertical flight in low speed tunnel at Langley Field.
• October 7, 1957 P. 86
• October 7, 1957 P. 86
• October 7, 1957 P. 86
• MAY 8, 1950 P. 35 MORE POWERFUL Franklin engine carries the executive version shown above in flight.
• SEPT.29, 1947 P. 24 Shown in flight is a small test helicopter which Stanley Hiller, Jr., says embraces the basic design of production model now under development by his United Helicopters, Inc. at Palo Alto, Cal. Most interesting aspect of the design is that it is his first single-rotor ’copter, and he apparently has shelved his co-axial rotor arrangement as too complex.
• May 29, 1961 P. 27 Hiller Model 1100 (above) and Bell D-250 design proposals, recently selected by the Army as the best of 12 proposals submitted fof the Army's Light Observation Helicopter (LOH) competition (AW May 22, p. 29), are shown in full-scale mockups. Seven prototypes of each aircraft will be delivered within 15 months
• August 2, 1965 P. 80, 82
• August 2, 1965 P. 80, 82 DRAWINGS SHOW the planned FH-1100 utility version. Final design modifications, indicated in the bottom drawing, include redesigned cowling (A), added luggage compartment (B), added seat (C), modified rear door (D), modified front door (E) and redesigned instrument panel (F).
• August 2, 1965 P. 80, 82
• August 14, 1961 P. 119, 121 Found Bros. FBA-2 Lightplane Makes Float Test Found Bros. Aviation, Ltd., Malton, Ontario, Canada is testing its utility FBA-2A with Edo Model 2870 floats. The all metal, four-five place, 250-hp. Lycoming-powered aircraft will be available in a tricycle version, the 2B, or a tailwheel version, the 2C, which is suitable for ski operations. Both configurations, according to the company, can be mounted on floats.
• FEBRUARY, 1945 P. 149 (4 Pages) Hiller Industries Hiller-copter Single - place experimental model developed as predecessor to proposed production model which is expected to have 450mi. range. This craft has 90hp. Franklin engine giving top speed of 100 mph., cruis-
• August 30, 1965 P. 87 (5 Pages) Soviet Antonov An-15 Achieves 40:1 Glide Ratio
• August 30, 1965 P. 87 (5 Pages)
• August 30, 1965 P. 87 (5 Pages) Johns-Manville Corp. Receives First U. S. Mystere 20
• August 30, 1965 P. 87 (5 Pages) SLIDING ENGINE COWLING will be retained on the civil version of the FH-1100, as will a number of other military-inspired design features. Rotor head is oil lubricated and all oil reservoirs have sight gages to allow instant checking of fluid levels. Engine power will be increased to 270-hp. from the present 250-hp. when Allison 250-C18 is installed.
• August 30, 1965 P. 87 (5 Pages) SLIM FUSELAGE design of the FH-1100 is evident in tail view. Exhaust ducting will be streamlined in civil model.

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