Hiller ROE Rotorcycle

what is it?

The Hiller ROE Rotorcycle is a single-seat ultralight helicopter designed in 1953 for a military requirement. 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.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine · 5.6 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 113 km/htop speed
• size 255 kgmax take-off weight
• built 12made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 70 years ago, in 1956.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1956-11

introduced

1957

retired

1961

status

retired

number built

12

role

ultralight helicopter

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Hiller Aircraft Company

engines

1× Nelson H-63

crew

1

length

3.8 m

rotor diameter

5.6 m

height

2.3 m

max take-off weight

255 kg

top speed

113 km/h

cruise speed

84 km/h

range

—

ceiling

4,023 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.