Fairchild-Hiller FH-1100
@ San Carlos, CA
July 2023
A Fairchild-Hiller FH-1100 shown in outdoor storage prior to being moved inside to join the Hiller Aviation Museum display collection. The FH-1100 was the first American, light, turbine-powered helicopter to be offered on the commercial market. First flown in 1963, this helicopter was produced as the company’s design submission for the United States Army’s Light Observation Helicopter (LOH) program. The LOH program was ultimately awarded to Hughes Aircraft’s OH-6 Cayuse in 1965. After the 1964 merger with Fairchild, the company decided to focus the FH-1100 on the ...