Of the 12 Rotorcycles produced, 7 are currently part of the collections of aviation museums and one is privately held. Two civilian Rotorcycles (model 1033) are known to exist in museums in Germany and France.
One military version (BuAer 4023) and five of the civilian model Rotorcycles are currently unaccounted for. If you know of the location of any of these missing units, please contact Hiller Museum.
| Hiller Mfg. # |
Navy # |
Saunders Roe Mfg. # |
General Info |
Location |
| #1 |
XROE-1 |
BuAer 4003 |
n/a - made by Hiller Helicopters |
ground test unit |
Hiller Museum, San Carlos, CA |
| #2 |
XROE-1 |
BuAer 4004 |
n/a - made by Hiller Helicopters |
flight test unit |
U.S. Army Aviation Museum Fort Rucker, AL |
| #3 |
YROE-1 |
BuAer 4023 |
S.R. #8 |
evaluated at Patuxent River, MD
(*) Note 2 |
(MISSING) |
| #4 |
YROE-1 |
BuAer 4022 |
S.R. #6 |
(*) Note 1 |
Naval Air Test and Evaluation Museum, Patuxent, MD |
| #5 |
YROE-1 |
BuAer 4021 |
S.R. #5 |
evaluated at NASA Ames,
Moffett Field, CA
(*) Note 3 |
Hiller Museum, San Carlos, CA |
| #6 |
YROE-1 |
BuAer 4020 |
S.R. #4 |
evaluated at NASA Ames,
Moffett Field, CA
(*) Note 3 |
Hiller Museum, San Carlos, CA |
| #7 |
YROE-1 |
BuAer 4024 |
S.R. #7 |
evaluated at Patuxent River, MD and
at NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA
(*) Note 1, 3 |
Privately held, Los Angeles, CA |
| #8 |
1033 |
civilian
model |
G-46-1/S2-7592 #9 |
British civil registration, G-APYF |
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| #9 |
1033 |
civilian
model |
G-46-3/S2-7592 |
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| #10 |
1033 |
civilian
model |
G-46-2/S2-7594 #10 |
lost in crash 1961
(aircraft rebuilt with same serial #) |
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| #11 |
1033 |
civilian
model |
G-46-4/S2-7595 |
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| #12 |
1033 |
civilian
model |
G-46-5/S2-7596 |
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Notes:
| 1) |
On loan from The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (BuAer 4022). |
| 2) |
BuAer 4023 & 4024 were evaluated at Patuxent River, MD for the U.S. Marines Corps. |
| 3) |
BuAer 4021, 4020 & 4024 were evaluated by NASA AMES Moffett Field in November 1962. |
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