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HRH and the XH-17 on October 23, 1952. Test Pilot Gale J. Moore is second from left. This was one of Hughes' last public appearances.
After the XH-28 program was abandoned in 1956, the XH-17 was decommissioned and eventually donated to Ed Maloney for his Planes of Fame museum. There was no practical or economical way to transport the giant helicopter to Chino, so it was scrapped, most likely at Hughes Airport in Culver City.
Work on the hot cycle rotor resumed in 1964, with the Hughes Model 385 (XV-9A).
After the XH-28 program was abandoned in 1956, the XH-17 was decommissioned and eventually donated to Ed Maloney for his Planes of Fame museum. There was no practical or economical way to transport the giant helicopter to Chino, so it was scrapped, most likely at Hughes Airport in Culver City.
Work on the hot cycle rotor resumed in 1964, with the Hughes Model 385 (XV-9A).