2001: Bei Der Kirche 17, Filderstadt D70794, Germany
LSA builder
Manufacturer
Hindustan Aeronautics / Aeronautical Services Ltd
1962: 31 Chittaranjan Ave, Calcutta 12, India
Aeronautical Services manufactured 56 Ashvini-II and 35 Rohini-I training sailplanes for the Indian Civil Aviation Department 56. Aeronautical Services also built many IT-G3 single seat intermediate traing gliders based on the Grunau Baby.
Hindustan Aircraft Ltd. (formed in 1940) was amalgamated with Aeronautics India Ltd. (formed 1963) to establish Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. in October 1964. Hindustan Aircraft designed and built the first indigenous Indian aircraft, the Hindustan HT-2 two-seat trainer, which first flew in 1951 and was produced for the Indian Air Force and civilian flying clubs. The HUL-26 Pushpak high-wing lightplane, based on the American Aeronca Chief, entered production in 1959, the HAOP-27 Krishak derivation being manufactured as a liaison aircraft for the Indian Air Force and Army. Deliveries of the HAL HJT-16 Kiran two-seat jet trainer began in 1966. The HF-24 Marut single-seat fighter was designed by a team led by Kurt Tank, and deliveries of the Ajeet lightweight jet fighter, developed from the Folland/ Hawker Siddeley Gnat which HAL license-produced, began to the Indian Air Force in 1976. HAL also built the HA-31 Basant agricultural aircraft.
Assembly of Soviet MiG-21 fighters began 1966, with full manufacture from 1970 (production ended). Assembly/ production of Soviet MiG-27M began 1984 (production ended 1994). Assembly/production of the SEPECAT Jaguar International as the Shamsher (first flown March 1982) ended 1998. HPT-32 Deepak two-seat ab initio and basic piston-engined trainer first flown 1977; 134 built for Indian Air Force and eight for Navy to replace HT-2s. Licence-manufactured SA-315B Lama and SA-316B Alouette III helicopters as Cheetah and Chetak respectively up to 1998, when production gave way to the indigenously developed Advanced Light Helicopter (first flown August 1992). HAL responsible for manufacture of the ADA Light Combat Aircraft. New HJT-36 turbofan trainer and HTT- 38 turboprop trainer announced for development in 1998. Continuing work on AWACS aircraft. Other work includes overhaul of all Indian Air Force aircraft, together with component manufacture in connection with international aircraft programs and India’s space research program.
Hinchman Aircraft Co
1995-8: PO Box 56, Monrovia, IN 46157, USA.
Autogyro builder
Hills & Sons / Hillson
UK
F.Hills & Sons Ltd was formed by Francis Hills in 1849 as a one-man joinery company in Yarm on Tees. Cooper and Walter Hills (grandsons of Francis) took over in 1907, and during the First World War, the company made ammunition boxes and joinery for the Forces. In 1921, Hills became a limited company, and in 1923, moved to larger premises in Stocton. The company began making aeroplanes after Managing Director W.R.Chown, who was interested in aircraft development, visited Prague, Czechoslovakia to obtain a license to produce the Praga E.114 Air Baby two-seat lightplane. Thirty were manufactured from 1936, known as Hillson Pragas. Following this, he purchased the old Ford Motor Company premisis in Trafford Park, Manchester, for joinery and aircraft production.
The first aircraft built by Hills was a Pou du Ciel, an HM.14 Flying Flea. The aircraft was registered G-ADOU in October 1935, and test flown at Barton Aerodrome.
The first licence-built Praga E.114 was sold to Australia, and the second registered G-AEEU became the company’s demonstrator in April 1936. Total production by Hills amounted to twenty-eight aircraft, plus seven uncompleted.
There followed two-one-off Hillson light aircraft, both designed by Norman ykes: the Pennine, a two seat, side by side, high wing monoplane, registered G-AFBX but not flown before the outbreak of war; the Helvellyn G-AFKT, an open cockpit, tandem, two seater, low wing monoplane was built and flown in 1939.
During 1938-39, Hills built Anson wings and laminated spars for Airspeed Oxfords. During the war, the company produced no less than 480.000 JABLO propeller blades and 10 million square feet of aeronautical plywood for Mosquito and other aircraft.
In addition the company produced more than 800 Percival Proctors and the slip-wing Hawker Hurricane I, after first buillding and testing a research aircraft called the Hillson Bi-mono. An expendable slip-wing was mounted above the fuselage in order to obtain more lift for operating out of small fields and to enable the aircraft to take off at greater than normal gross weight. Once airborne, the wing could be released by the pilot.
Hillside Aviation
1983: 2600 Gold St., Redding, CA 96001, USA.
UL builder
Hillman
After Douglas Hillman developed WankelBee helicopter with rotary combustion engine (first flown 1975) and two-seat Hornet (first flown 1978).
1980: Hillman Helicopters Inc., Box 1411, Scottsdale, AZ 85252, USA.
Hillman Helicopter designed Model 360 as three-seat utility helicopter of very modern design which first flew 1981.
Hiller, Stanley
Stanley Hiller (Sr)
Alameda CA.
USA
Stanley Hiller Snr began designing gliders in 1909 and this, his first powered aircraft, flew at Alameda and a 1911 air meet at Tanforan race track in South San Francisco. He also built engines.
Hiller
Hiller Industries
Hiller Helicopters
Hiller Aviation
Rogerson Hiller Corporation
Hiller Aircraft Corporation
Hiller Helicopters Inc. was formed in 1942 for the development and production of rotary-wing aircraft. Early work on the Hiller Model XH-44, UH-4 Commuter and the UH-5, which introduced a newly-developed ‘Rotor-Matic’ rotor control system, led to the Hiller Model 360 prototype.
Stanley Hiller flew the first successful American co-axial helicopter, the XH-44, in July 1944, when he was only 19 years old. It also featured the world’s first successful all-metal rigid-rotor blades. Hiller had learned to fly from his father at an early age, and at 16, Hiller had started a business building small gasoline engine model cars; revenue eventually grew to $100,000. Hiller became interested in helicopters in 1937 when he saw pictures of the Focke Wulf Fw 61 and Sikorsky’s VS-300 in 1939. Hiller felt the tail rotors used on the VS-300 and the outriggers on the Fw 61 were wasteful and possibly unnecessary.
Formed 1942 as a division of Hiller Industries. Name changed to Hiller Helicopters in 1948.
In 1948 Hiller Helicopters produced the Hiller UH-12, subsequently supplying it to civilian operators and, as the H- 23B and OH-23C/D Raven, to the U.S. Army and to foreign air arms under the MDAP program . Three-seat UH-12E (first flown 1958) and four-seat UH-12E4 variants also developed. The Hiller HOE-1 Hornet ramjet ultralight helicopter and “Flying Platform” were two military experimental types devised by the company.
In 1964 Fairchild-Stratos Corp purchased Hiller Aircraft with cash, not stock transactions. Hiller capabilities fitted into one of Fairchild’s primary goals – vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The Hiller plant was to remain in Palo Alto.
Fairchild Stratos Corporation acquired Hiller in 1964, hence the FH designations, believing they were about to secure a large military contract as the OH-5A stood out the preferred winner. Leaked production data of the OH-5A resulted in Howard Hughes successfully under bidding with the OH-6A. Fairchild meanwhile announced they would begin civilian helicopter production of a refined OH-5A, designated the FH1100.
Hiller Aviation Inc was formed in 1973 after acquiring the design rights, tooling and spares for Hiller 12E light helicopters from Fairchild Industries. The company provided support for operators of Hiller helicopters and produced three-seat UH- 12E and four-seat UH-12E-4 turbine conversions of the UH-12E, developed in conjunction with Soloy Conversions. Also introduced former Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 in 1984 (later as RH-1100). Became subsidiary of Rogerson Aircraft in 1984, reviving first the name Hiller Helicopters and later becoming Rogerson Hiller Corporation.
Hiller Aircraft Corporation was founded 1994 by Jeffrey Hiller (son of the founder of the original Hiller Aircraft company) and a consortium, to repurchase assets from Rogerson Hiller Corporation. First flight January 1995 of the UH-12E5 five-seat helicopter, and June 1995 for first newly built UH-12E3.
1995: 2140 West 18th St, Port Angeles, Washington 98362, USA.
Hillberg Helicopter
1997: PO Box 8974, Fountain Valley, CA 92728-8974, USA.
In addition to helicopter maintenance and modification, offered the RotorMouse EH 1 -01 as a single-seat turbine experimental-category helicopter for construction from a kit (first flown August 1993), RotorMouse EH 1 -02 tandem two-seat version, and RotorMouse (Baby Huey) four-seater. Also built the T-4 Turbine as a four-seat turbine helicopter, and produced a retrofit kit for the RotorWay Exec to provide a turbine engine (first flown 1997).
Hill, Geoffrey
A series of tailless aircraft was designed by Professor Geoffrey Hill to demonstrate the concept of aircraft that could fly safely at low speed. The first machine was a glider in 1924, followed by a powered craft.
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