330-PS-683 (USN 707952):  Navy Orders Training Helicopters.  The Bureau of Aeronautics, Department of the Navy, announced the awarding of a contract for the purchase of an initial quantity of Hiller 360 Helicopters, designated THE-1.  They will be used by the Navy for training purposes.   The Navy’s THE-1, constructed by Hiller Helicopters of Palo Alto, California, is a modified version of the standard Hiller production model with specified Navy appointments.  It is equipped with “rotormatic” control.  The helicopters will carry three passengers at a gross weight of approximately 2,400 pounds and will develop approximately 178 hp.   Photograph released September 25, 1950.  (7/14/2015).
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