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Army Transportation Museum at Fort Eustis, Newport Information, Virginia. In 1956, the take a look at program was transferred to Fort Eustis, Virginia, the place Captain Selmer Sundby took over test-flying duties. Flight and Aircraft Engineer, 2 November 1956, p. Military, solely a single example of the HZ-1 has survived, and this aircraft is presently on show within the U.S. Though early testing showed that the craft had promise for providing mobility on the atomic battlefield, more in depth analysis proved that the aircraft was in reality too troublesome to control for operation by untrained infantrymen, and after a pair of crashes the undertaking was abandoned. NACA testing proved that the idea had advantage, and a number of other corporations, including Bensen Aircraft, Hiller Aircraft, and de Lackner Helicopters, began growth of rotorcraft utilizing the concept. The concept proposed by de Lackner Helicopters was a one-man flying platform and received the company designation "DH-4". Firm designation for the event prototype of the HZ-1. Preliminary prototype of the Aerocycle design; one constructed.
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