@ San Carlos, CA
January 2021
A battered Hiller helicopter faces one of its last sunsets as a fast food restaurant play area. After the closure of the restaurant, the UH-12 was donated back to the Hiller Aviation Museum and has since moved this aircraft to the museum for a overdue restoration. First flown in 1948, the Hiller Model 360 was designated by the company as the UH-12 (“UH” for United Helicopters). In 1949, the UH-12 would become the first helicopter to make a transcontinental flight from California to New York. This prototype five-seat E5 model was one of the final versions developed. In 1995 there was a failed effort by an investment group to manufacture turbine-engined UH-12E5 and E3 helicopters. Fuji X-Pro2 w/18-135mm.
