HERC JOV-3

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The HERC JOV-3 was a two-seat tandem helicopter originally designed by Drago Jovanovich at the Helicopter Engineering Research Corporation (HERC). The helicopter first flew in 1948. [1]

When McCulloch Aircraft Corporation purchased HERC they improved the design for prospective military use and it became the McCulloch MC-4.

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References

  1. McCulloch YH-30 MC-4C, Harold A. Skaarup, Alabama Warbird Survivors 2003: A Handbook on Where to Find Them, Writers Club Press, 2002, ISBN   0595652034, pages 98-100