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词条 McDonnell XH-20 Little Henry
释义

  1. Development

  2. Variants

  3. Operator

  4. Aircraft on display

  5. Specifications

  6. See also

  7. References

  8. External links

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The McDonnell XH-20 Little Henry was a 1940s American experimental lightweight helicopter designed and built by McDonnell Aircraft.

Development

The McDonnell Model 38 was a lightweight experimental helicopter sponsored by the United States Army Air Force to test the concept of using small ramjets at the tips of the rotor blades. As a functional helicopter it was of simple open-frame steel-tube construction. Allocated the military designation XH-20 the first of two first flew on the 29 August 1947.

Although the XH-20 flew successfully the ramjets were noisy and burnt a large amount of fuel and plans to build a larger two-seat XH-29 were abandoned.

Variants

XH-20

McDonnell Model 38 experimental lightweight helicopter, two built.

XH-29

McDonnell Model 79 a proposed two-seat development, cancelled.

Operator

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  • United States Air Force

Aircraft on display

  • 46-689 the first XH-20 is on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force

Specifications

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See also

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References

Citations

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Bibliography
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  • {{cite book |last= Andrade |first= John |title= U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909|year=1979 |publisher=Midland Counties Publications|isbn= 0-904597-22-9}}
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External links

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