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Helicopter Escape and Rescue Outfit (HERO) chalk concept sketch

  • 1960s

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Sketch by Kenneth R. Shoulders (1927-2013) of a component for a Helicopter Escape and Rescue Outfit (HERO), one of two solo aircraft Shoulders designed while at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI). HERO was conceived as a wearable or solo-operated compact aerial device intended for military escape and rescue operations. The HERO concept never reached mass production or commercial viability.

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  • 21.6 cm W x 28 cm H
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Series II. Subject Files
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  • Box 2, Folder 29

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Shoulders, Kenneth R. “Helicopter Escape and Rescue Outfit (HERO) Chalk Concept Sketch,” 1960–1969. Kenneth R. Shoulders Papers, Box 2, Folder 29. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/95zaqoa.

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