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Flying crane XH-17 (16 photos)
Flying crane XH-17 was the first helicopter unit project Hughes Aircraft.
To speed up the creation of a helicopter, part yli borrowed from other aircraft. The front wheels were taken by B-25 Mitchell and back to the C-54 Skymaster. Fuel tank base is taken from the B-29 Superfortress. Cockpit of Waco CG-15, and the tail rotor of the Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw.
He still holds the record for flying vehicles with the largest rotor system. Only one copy was built, as the unit was very heavy and inefficient
To speed up the creation of a helicopter, part yli borrowed from other aircraft. The front wheels were taken by B-25 Mitchell and back to the C-54 Skymaster. Fuel tank base is taken from the B-29 Superfortress. Cockpit of Waco CG-15, and the tail rotor of the Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw.
He still holds the record for flying vehicles with the largest rotor system. Only one copy was built, as the unit was very heavy and inefficient
