The Hiller Flying Platform was a unique VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) machine developed back in the 1950's by Hiller Helicopter. It was a circular ducted fan unit that utilized 2 counter-rotating propellers. A pilot would stand on top of the unit and by leaning and shifting his body weight he could cause the platform to fly in any direction. Includes patent copy and photos. Much of our flying jetpack development was based on this unit.
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Flying Jetpack
The jetpack is roughly 100" wide and 48" tall. It is powered by two 36" ducted, 4 bladed fans. The engine is a Rotax 503 and the fuel is Premium Unleaded gasoline. The maximum speed is 50 mph and it's range is about 50 miles. Maximum altitude is approxiamtely 7,000ft above sea level. It consumes 3 gallons of fuel per hour (it's maximum amount of fuel you can store in it). The empty weight is about 150lbs. and it's useful payload is about 205 lbs. No licensing is required to operate it. Flight training will be offered at our factory or at customer site. Our prototype unit is currently being redesigned and is still under development. Flight testing should begin soon. We hope to have it complete sometime in 2001. Priceing has not yet been determined. We will have videos posted as soon as the testing is complete.
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