Gyrodyne RON Rotorcycle

XRON-1 Rotorcycle
Rotorcycle conducting a test flight
General information
TypeHelicopter
National originUnited States
ManufacturerGyrodyne Company of America
Primary userUnited States Navy
Number built10
History
First flight23 November 1955
Developed intoGyrodyne QH-50 DASH

The Gyrodyne RON Rotorcycle (originally designated HOG) was a tiny, single-seat helicopter designed under contract for the United States Navy. in the mid-1950s. It later was redesigned for a U.S. Marine Corps requirement for a small personal helicopter that would fulfill an array of roles, including observation, liaison, small unit tactical maneuvers, and which could be dropped to downed airmen behind enemy lines to facilitate their escape.

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