Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The KC 518 is a composite fuselage helicopter kit for amateur construction. The airframe uses a carbon fiber and kevlar composite fuselage with a shrouded tail rotor. An auxiliary fuel system can be installed.
The Helicycle helicopter is the first experimental helicopter kit in mass-production to be powered by a turbine engine, the military surplus Solar T62-T32, capable of producing 150 shaft horsepower. The engine is limited to 95 horsepower due to torque limits on the main gearbox and rotor system.
The prototype of the one-man open framework homebuilt helicopter powered by a 34 hp (25 kW) Triumph motorcycle engine. Hobbycopter 101 Production version of the XH-1 offered as a kit for $900, or as plans for $35 to homebuilders. Hobbycopter 102 Strengthened Model 101 with 34 hp (25 kW) Triumph and a fibre-glass cockpit enclosure.
An example of high-end homebuilt design is Lancair, which has developed a number of high-performance kits. The most powerful is the Lancair Propjet, a four-place kit with cabin pressurization and a turboprop engine, cruising at 24,000 feet (7,300 m) and 370 knots (425 mph, 685 km/h). Although aircraft such as this are considered "home-built ...
The Mosquito Air was designed to comply with the United States FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles, including the category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg).The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg).
Data from Cliche, Vortech and KitPlanes General characteristics Crew: one Length: 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m) Height: 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Empty weight: 180 lb (82 kg) Gross weight: 440 lb (200 kg) Fuel capacity: 10 U.S. gallons (38 L; 8.3 imp gal) of propane Powerplant: 2 × G8-2-20 rotor tip-mounted jet engines, 47 lb (21 kg) of thrust Main rotor diameter: 25 ft 0 in (7.62 m) Main rotor area: 491 sq ...
After Revolution Helicopter ceased operations, there was an attempt in 2003 led by Richard Stitt and Stitt Industries, Inc. to restart production of the Mini-500. The company started providing replacement engines to existing Mini-500 owners to replace the under-powered Rotax 582s and intended to produce new Mini-500s.
Derived from an original design by B.J. Schramm, the Schramm Javelin evolved into the Schramm Scorpion, both of which were developed by the Schramm Aircraft Company.A new company, RotorWay Aircraft Inc., was formed to market and produce plans and kits for the Scorpion, described as a production version of the earlier Javelin. [1]