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[td]The CH-1 established many firsts. The CH-1A was the first helicopter to land on [[Pikes Peak]], at an altitude of {{convert|14110|ft|m}} on 15 September 1955,<ref name="collect-1" /> it had a higher cruise speed than comparable machines, and a CH-1B, modified with an FSO-526-2X engine, set an official [[Fรฉdรฉration Aรฉronautique Internationale|FAI]] world altitude record for helicopters of 29,777 feet<ref group=note>Cessna's calibrated instrumentation showed 30,355 feet.</ref> on December 28, 1957, while being piloted by Army Captain James E. Bowman.<ref name="collect-1" /> The previous record had been set by a turbine powered [[Aรฉrospatiale Alouette II]] and was later broken by another Alouette II, but the record set by the CH-1B remains the highest altitude ever achieved by a piston-powered helicopter.<ref name="Wecite01">{{cite web |url=http://records.fai.org/rotorcraft/aircraft.asp?id=191 |title=List of records established by the 'YH-41' |access-date=16 March 2010 |last=Fรฉdรฉration Aรฉronautique Internationale |author-link=Fรฉdรฉration Aรฉronautique Internationale |date=December 1957 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/2024052404340...ecords.fai.org/rotorcraft/aircraft.asp?id=191 |archive-date=May 24, 2024 }}</ref> The CH-1C was the first helicopter to receive [[instrument flight rules]] certification by the [[Federal Aviation Administration]].{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Production was ended in December 1962. The company indicated that this was due to the civil aviation market not being ready for this type of aircraft, although CH-1 owner [[Rex Trailer]] claimed that it was due to catastrophic transmission failures.<ref name="Apostolo">Apostolo, Giorgio. ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Helicopters'', p. 62. Bonanza Books, New York, 1984. {{ISBN|0-517-43935-2}}.</ref><ref name="BoomTown">{{cite web|url = http://www.boomtownmemories.com/Aviation.html|title = The Helicopter!|access-date = 2010-01-18|last = Boomtown memories|year = n.d.|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/2010021...omtownmemories.com/Aviation.html|archive-date = 2010-02-13}}</ref>[/td]
[td]Production was ended in December 1962. The company indicated that this was due to the civil aviation market not being ready for this type of aircraft, although CH-1 owner [[Rex Trailer]] claimed that it was due to catastrophic transmission failures.<ref name="Apostolo">Apostolo, Giorgio. ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Helicopters'', p. 62. Bonanza Books, New York, 1984. {{ISBN|0-517-43935-2}}.</ref><ref name="BoomTown">{{cite web|url = http://www.boomtownmemories.com/Aviation.html|title = The Helicopter!|access-date = 2010-01-18|last = Boomtown memories|date = n.d.|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/2010021...omtownmemories.com/Aviation.html|archive-date = 2010-02-13}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
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[td]==Variants==[/td]
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[td]The CH-1 established many firsts. The CH-1A was the first helicopter to land on [[Pikes Peak]], at an altitude of {{convert|14110|ft|m}} on 15 September 1955,<ref name="collect-1" /> it had a higher cruise speed than comparable machines, and a CH-1B, modified with an FSO-526-2X engine, set an official [[Fรฉdรฉration Aรฉronautique Internationale|FAI]] world altitude record for helicopters of 29,777 feet<ref group=note>Cessna's calibrated instrumentation showed 30,355 feet.</ref> on December 28, 1957, while being piloted by Army Captain James E. Bowman.<ref name="collect-1" /> The previous record had been set by a turbine powered [[Aรฉrospatiale Alouette II]] and was later broken by another Alouette II, but the record set by the CH-1B remains the highest altitude ever achieved by a piston-powered helicopter.<ref name="Wecite01">{{cite web |url=http://records.fai.org/rotorcraft/aircraft.asp?id=191 |title=List of records established by the 'YH-41' |access-date=16 March 2010 |last=Fรฉdรฉration Aรฉronautique Internationale |author-link=Fรฉdรฉration Aรฉronautique Internationale |date=December 1957 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/2024052404340...ecords.fai.org/rotorcraft/aircraft.asp?id=191 |archive-date=May 24, 2024 }}</ref> The CH-1C was the first helicopter to receive [[instrument flight rules]] certification by the [[Federal Aviation Administration]].{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}[/td]Revision as of 09:54, 4 September 2025
[/td][td]The CH-1 established many firsts. The CH-1A was the first helicopter to land on [[Pikes Peak]], at an altitude of {{convert|14110|ft|m}} on 15 September 1955,<ref name="collect-1" /> it had a higher cruise speed than comparable machines, and a CH-1B, modified with an FSO-526-2X engine, set an official [[Fรฉdรฉration Aรฉronautique Internationale|FAI]] world altitude record for helicopters of 29,777 feet<ref group=note>Cessna's calibrated instrumentation showed 30,355 feet.</ref> on December 28, 1957, while being piloted by Army Captain James E. Bowman.<ref name="collect-1" /> The previous record had been set by a turbine powered [[Aรฉrospatiale Alouette II]] and was later broken by another Alouette II, but the record set by the CH-1B remains the highest altitude ever achieved by a piston-powered helicopter.<ref name="Wecite01">{{cite web |url=http://records.fai.org/rotorcraft/aircraft.asp?id=191 |title=List of records established by the 'YH-41' |access-date=16 March 2010 |last=Fรฉdรฉration Aรฉronautique Internationale |author-link=Fรฉdรฉration Aรฉronautique Internationale |date=December 1957 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/2024052404340...ecords.fai.org/rotorcraft/aircraft.asp?id=191 |archive-date=May 24, 2024 }}</ref> The CH-1C was the first helicopter to receive [[instrument flight rules]] certification by the [[Federal Aviation Administration]].{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Production was ended in December 1962. The company indicated that this was due to the civil aviation market not being ready for this type of aircraft, although CH-1 owner [[Rex Trailer]] claimed that it was due to catastrophic transmission failures.<ref name="Apostolo">Apostolo, Giorgio. ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Helicopters'', p. 62. Bonanza Books, New York, 1984. {{ISBN|0-517-43935-2}}.</ref><ref name="BoomTown">{{cite web|url = http://www.boomtownmemories.com/Aviation.html|title = The Helicopter!|access-date = 2010-01-18|last = Boomtown memories|year = n.d.|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/2010021...omtownmemories.com/Aviation.html|archive-date = 2010-02-13}}</ref>[/td]
[td]Production was ended in December 1962. The company indicated that this was due to the civil aviation market not being ready for this type of aircraft, although CH-1 owner [[Rex Trailer]] claimed that it was due to catastrophic transmission failures.<ref name="Apostolo">Apostolo, Giorgio. ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Helicopters'', p. 62. Bonanza Books, New York, 1984. {{ISBN|0-517-43935-2}}.</ref><ref name="BoomTown">{{cite web|url = http://www.boomtownmemories.com/Aviation.html|title = The Helicopter!|access-date = 2010-01-18|last = Boomtown memories|date = n.d.|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/2010021...omtownmemories.com/Aviation.html|archive-date = 2010-02-13}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==Variants==[/td]
[td]==Variants==[/td]
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