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Hoverfly I
UK military designation of the R-4 for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, 52 delivered and one later transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force.
UK military designation of the R-4 for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, 52 delivered and one later transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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United States
* United States Army Air Forces
* United States Navy
* United States Coast Guard
* United States Army Air Forces
* United States Navy
* United States Coast Guard
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Aircraft on display
* XR-4C prototype, the Smithsonian Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
* R-4B (s/n 43-46506) is on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB near Dayton, Ohio. It was donated by the University of Illinois in 1967.[8]
* Hoverfly MK.1, KL110, the RAF Museum at Hendon in north London. A former USAAF aircraft, it arrived in Britain in February 1945. It flew with the RAF, later the Royal Navy, until 1951. It was held by the College of Aeronautics, Cranfield until it was presented to the RAF museum in 1966.
* XR-4C prototype, the Smithsonian Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
* R-4B (s/n 43-46506) is on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB near Dayton, Ohio. It was donated by the University of Illinois in 1967.[8]
* Hoverfly MK.1, KL110, the RAF Museum at Hendon in north London. A former USAAF aircraft, it arrived in Britain in February 1945. It flew with the RAF, later the Royal Navy, until 1951. It was held by the College of Aeronautics, Cranfield until it was presented to the RAF museum in 1966.
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# Canada Aviation Museum in Ottawa, Ontario
# National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida. Exhibit is an HNS-1 Hoverfly (Bureau Number 39047) - On indoor static display in US Coast Guard markings.
# Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker, Alabama. U.S. Army R-4B Hoverfly (Serial Number 43-46592) and R-6A Hoverfly II (Serial Number 43-45473) on indoor static display.[9]
# National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida. Exhibit is an HNS-1 Hoverfly (Bureau Number 39047) - On indoor static display in US Coast Guard markings.
# Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker, Alabama. U.S. Army R-4B Hoverfly (Serial Number 43-46592) and R-6A Hoverfly II (Serial Number 43-45473) on indoor static display.[9]
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Specifications (R-4B)
General characteristics
* Crew: 1
* Capacity: 1
* Length: 33 ft 8 in (10.2 m)
* Rotor diameter: 38 ft (11.5 m)
* Height: 12 ft 5 in (3.8 m)
* Empty weight: 2,098 lb (952 kg)
* Loaded weight: 2,581 lb (1,170 kg)
* Powerplant: 1× Warner R-550 piston, 200 hp (149 kW)
General characteristics
* Crew: 1
* Capacity: 1
* Length: 33 ft 8 in (10.2 m)
* Rotor diameter: 38 ft (11.5 m)
* Height: 12 ft 5 in (3.8 m)
* Empty weight: 2,098 lb (952 kg)
* Loaded weight: 2,581 lb (1,170 kg)
* Powerplant: 1× Warner R-550 piston, 200 hp (149 kW)
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Performance
* Maximum speed: 75 mph (120 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 65 mph (105 km/h)
* Service ceiling: 8,000 ft (2400 m)
* Maximum speed: 75 mph (120 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 65 mph (105 km/h)
* Service ceiling: 8,000 ft (2400 m)
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Bibliography
* Cocker, Maurice. Aircraft-Carrying Ships of the Royal Navy. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7524-4633-2.
* McGowen, Stanley S. Helicopters: An Illustrated History of Their Impact (Weapons and Warfare Series). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2005. ISBN 978-1851094684.
* Cocker, Maurice. Aircraft-Carrying Ships of the Royal Navy. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7524-4633-2.
* McGowen, Stanley S. Helicopters: An Illustrated History of Their Impact (Weapons and Warfare Series). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2005. ISBN 978-1851094684.
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# Myall, Eric and Ray Sturtivant (ed.). The Hoverfly File. Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1998. ISBN 0-85130-262-9.
# United States Air Force Museum Guidebook. Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio: Air Force Museum Foundation, 1975.
# Williams, Dr. James W. A History Of Army Aviation: From Its Beginnings To The War On Terror. Bloomington, IN: Iuniverse, 2005. ISBN 978-0595673964.
# United States Air Force Museum Guidebook. Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio: Air Force Museum Foundation, 1975.
# Williams, Dr. James W. A History Of Army Aviation: From Its Beginnings To The War On Terror. Bloomington, IN: Iuniverse, 2005. ISBN 978-0595673964.
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