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 OTHER: Helicopter - Outside

Overview:

    1. Technical information on outside helicopters.
    2. Rotor disk and horsepower calculations on outside and in-house helicopters.

 

1. Technical Information on Outside Helicopters

These links go directly to Item and misses Group B.

 

Spec. Page

 

Single Rotor:

B -->

 B211/B027/B193/B273/B472/B260

Mosquito

0303

 

Ultrasport - 254

0097

 

Revolution Mini 500-B

0162

 

Helicycle

0160

 

Masquito (2-seat) (Belgium)

0157

 

Robinson ~ R-22

0385

 

Kompress (2-seat)

0922

 

Sikorsky (concept)

1281

 Reverse Velocity Rotorcraft Proposal

ANKA 2-place Training Helicopter

ANKA

 (concept) ANKA ITU Proposal AHS2006

Sikorsky - VS-300

1607

 

Sikorsky - Electric Firefly

1930

 

Intermeshing:

1122

 

Manufactured:

 

 

Flettner ~ FL-282 Kolibri

0474

 

Kellett ~ XR-8, XR-10

0896

 

Kaman ~ H-43 Huskie

0742

 

Kaman ~ K-MAX

0473

 

DeGraw ~ Hummingbird

0475

A one-off experimental homebuilt.

SNCAC NC.2001 "Abeille"

Outside Site

Built three prototypes of the "Abeille". June 1949

Ivo Zdarsky

 

Built and flown approximately 1990. It still exists. Collective set by engine torque.

Otto Reder

 

He designed a portable intermeshing helicopter in 1943. For sketch see [Source ~ HTR p.92] [Deutsches Museum: Numerous files consulted in the Sondersammlung, amongst which are Otto Reder's personal papers. No referencing system in place.]

CW-105 by Clybouw Willy

1459

in 1970, Belgium

Karel Horak in 1950.

Outside Site

in 1950. Czech.

Proposed:

 

 

Praga E.1

Outside Site

Also see [Source ~MDD p.188]

Stepniewski (concept)

1093

Synchropter, incorporating ABC principle by W.Z. Stepniewski

CalVert (concept)

Outside Site

 

Windstar (concept)

1284

Development project by outside party.

Interleaving:

1121

 

Manufactured:

 

 

Landgraf H-4

1091

 

Mil V1-12 (Mi-12) Homer

1469

 

Proposed:

 

 

Bolkow B0 310

1742

 Derschmidt High-speed Rotor

Side-by-Side:

1120

"вертолёт поперечной схемы" ~ in Russian

Manufactured:

 

 

Focke Fw-61

Outside Site

Rotation is inside forward. The two rotors have dihedral. See NACA TM 858. Have hard copy.

Focke-Achgelis Fa 223

Outside Site

 

Weir W-5

 

Flights 2 years before Sikorsky's VS-300

Weir W-6

 

For Weir see Vertiflite Fall 2002, page 66

Sud-Est SE 3000

Outside Site

Re-baptized German FA 223.

Platt-LePage, XR-1 & XR-1A.

Outside Site

 Another Outside Site

Kamov Ka-22 "Vintokryl"

Outside Site

The direction of rotor rotation was changed. The pictures show outside-forward.

Cornu, Paul, 1907 - First flight ~~ Actually - fore & aft configuration

1605

Evaluation of early a high weight/power ratio re the development of future electric rotorcraft.

Firth FH-1 (1952)

Outside Site

More Based on the Landgraf H-4 Interleaving

Proposed:

 

 

Kamov V-100

Outside Site

 

Kamov Ka-35

Outside Site

 

Quad Rotor:

 

 

De Bothezat

2115

Very high thrust/power blade profile.

IVO

Article 4-rotor

Picture & article of 4-rotor helicopter. Picture of 8-rotor.

Proposed:

 

 

Sir George Cayley

Cayley

An 1845 rotorcraft concept that may well be the harbinger of tomorrow's heavy lift transport.

Boeing (proposal)

 

 

Coaxial:

1119

 

Sikorsky ~ XH-59A ABC

0891

 

Sikorsky ~ X2TD ABC

1465

 

Kamov Ka 56

1009

 

Hiller XH-44 (rigid, 2-blades/rotor)

Outside Site

 

Hiller X-2-235 (rigid, 2-blades/rotor)

Outside Site

 

EzyCopter

Outside Site

Ultralight. Under development.

Little Zipster - B-9 and B-8MH

0055

Bensen

Pascal Chretien [Electric]

2071

 Outside Site

MicroLite:

 

 

Backpack & Foot landing:

1764

Overview of many.

Gen H-4 Rhyme BDH strap-on

Outside Site

Helicopter Disk and Power Specification

Heliofly

Outside Site

By Paul Baumgärtl Have hard copy of two articles.

Hoppicopter

Outside Site

By Horace Pentecost Have copy of patents.

PropRotor:

1685

 

Tandem:

1123

 

 

2. Rotor Disk and Horsepower Calculations:

 

OTHER: Helicopter - Inside

 

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