| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N6232C |
| Aircraft Original Type: | American Helicopter A-6 Buck Private |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | American Helicopter A-6 Buck Private |
| Aircraft Version: | American Helicopter XA-6 Buck Private |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | American Helicopter Co |
| Location | |
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| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1950 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
| Photo ID: | 398913 |
| Photo Comment |
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Al Bayer in the XA-6 helicopter. A compressor fed air to pulse-jet engines mounted on the rotor tips. A further development was the XA-8 Jet Jeep, military designation XH-26. The American Helicopter Company was based in Manhattan Beach, California. Photo courtesy of CW Bayer who wrote the interesting online book Flying Without Instruction about his father's work. This photo was added on 8 October 2021, and has since been viewed 931 times. |