| 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. Photo from: CW Bayer This photo was added on 8 October 2021, and has since been viewed 148 times. |