United Helicopters

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United Helicopters was formed in 1945 as a joint venture between American helicopter pioneer Stanley Hiller and American industrialist Henry Kaiser. [1] The company made a very wide range of helicopters, including the world's first successful two-seat co-axial helicopter [2] and several single-seater "commuter" helicopters.

The company was also notable for making military helicopters, however, including the UH-12/H-23. While Bell Helicopter's notable UH-1 contains the United Helicopter prefix "UH", it actually competed directly against United's "Ten99" and UH in that case was its military designation and not Bell's designation. [3]

The company became Hiller Aircraft in 1948. The Hiller Aviation Museum has several United Helicopter prototype helicopters available for display.

References

  1. ↑ "Helis.com Hiller Background".
  2. ↑ "US and Russian Helicopter Development in the 20th Century". Archived from the original on September 27, 2006.
  3. ↑ Spenser, Jay P. (1998). Whirlybirds – A History of the U.S. Helicopter Pioneers . Seattle: University of Washington Press.
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