| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N8190H |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hiller HJ-1 Hornet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hiller HJ-1 Hornet |
| Aircraft Version: | Hiller HJ-1 Hornet |
| C/n (msn): | 2003 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | East Palo Alto - Hiller Aircraft Factory (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 18 April 1952 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 307205 |
| Photo Comment |
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One of the early civil prototypes of the Hiller HJ-1 Hornet ramjet-powered helicopter, flown by Stanley Hiller, with bow tie, and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. By the standards of early helicopter marketing they are not even overdressed. Bernhard was rated by his RAF instructors as an exceptional, but overconfident pilot. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands) This photo was added on 4 December 2020, and has since been viewed 562 times. |