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In 1947, Howard Hughes redirected the efforts of the Hughes Aircraft Co., still part of the Hughes Tool Co., away from fixed wing aircraft and towards the production of helicopters.
In 1948, he bought the partially completed XH-17 "flying crane" from the Kellett Aircraft Co. of Philadelphia, Pa. It had a 134-foot-diameter, two-bladed rotor and could lift more than 50,000 pounds.
The XH-17 first flew in October 1952. Flight testing continued for the next three years, producing useful knowledge about rotor dynamics and loads and about pressure jet propulsion.
The giant helicopter was flight tested in Culver City, Calif.
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Unique identifier
BI45105
Boeing ID
BIV15_XH-17_01
Type
Video
Duration
13s
Size
720px × 480px 4MB
License type
RM
Keywords
1950s
exteriors
flight test livery
flying
ground shots
historic production status
nobody
one of a kind aircraft
research/experimental
rotorcraft blades
runways
takeoffs
test flights