Piasecki HRP Rescuer Tandem-Rotor Helicopter Family
The Piasecki HRP Rescuer family established the practical tandem-rotor helicopter as a transport and rescue architecture. Its PV-3/XHRP-X Dogship technology demonstrator proved the fore-and-aft rotor arrangement in 1945, leading to the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard HRP-1 and HRP-2 aircraft and a lineage that shaped later heavy-lift helicopters.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Piasecki PV-3XHRP-XHRP-1 RescuerHRP-2DogshipFlying Banana
- Family Name
- Piasecki HRP Rescuer
- Full Name
- Piasecki HRP Rescuer Tandem-Rotor Helicopter Family
- Roles
- militarysearch_and_rescueutilityresearchexperimental
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- rotorcraft
- Crew Capacity
- 2
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Piasecki HRP Rescuer family established the practical tandem-rotor helicopter as a transport and rescue architecture. Its PV-3/XHRP-X Dogship technology demonstrator proved the fore-and-aft rotor arrangement in 1945, leading to the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard HRP-1 and HRP-2 aircraft and a lineage that shaped later heavy-lift helicopters.
- First Flight Year
- 1,945
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.si.edu/object/nasm_A19610127000
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 8, 2026 at 02:50:12 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 8, 2026 at 02:50:12 UTC