Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee— Posted by jody bazaar.co/jody/satisfied-curiosity/posts/138866 of

Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee
— Posted by jody https://bazaar.co/jody/satisfied-curiosity/posts/13886

6 of those bad boys were built by the US army around 1953

The Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee was a direct-lift rotor aircraft, using contra-rotating ducted fans for lift inside a platform upon which the single pilot shifted body weight for directional control.