The manned Gyrodyne Rotorcycle program of the mid-1950s provided prototype work for the DASH, and ultimately the Rotorcycle was modified to produce the initial drone version, the DSN-1/QH-50A The DSN-1 was powered by a Porsche YO-95-6 72 hp piston engine and carried one Mark 43 homing torpedo.
Bombardier Dash 8 | Damon Dash | Dash 8 | Mike Dash | Dash Mihok | Channel Dash | Dash Chisako | 40-yard dash | Julie Dash | Deborah Dash Moore | Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash | Boulder Dash | Oldsmobile Curved Dash | Houston Dash | Gyrodyne Company of America | de Havilland Canada Dash 7 | Dash and Lilly | DASH | Dash | Samuel Dash | Ranjan Dash | ISCARS Dash Touring Series | gyrodyne | Goody's Dash Series | Flash and Dash | Fairey Jet Gyrodyne | Dine and dash | Dash (spaniel) | Dash Rip Rock | Dash Kappei |
This class was a new design from the keel up, incorporating the FRAM improvements, and was specifically designed to operate the DASH drone helicopter.