Hungaro Copter
| Hungarocopter HC-01 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Helicopter |
| National origin | Hungary |
| Manufacturer | Hungaro Copter Limited |
The Hungaro Copter is a Hungarian helicopter produced by Hungaro Copter Limited of Verpelét, an affiliate of the Steel Riders Limited company. The lead engineer for the design was Farkas Gábor.[1] The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[2]
Design and development
[edit ]The aircraft was designed to comply with the European microlight aircraft rules. It features a single main rotor and tail rotor, a single-seat enclosed cockpit with a fairing, or an open cockpit without a windshield, skid landing gear and a four-cylinder, four stroke 135 hp (101 kW) Subaru EJ22 or 160 hp (119 kW) Subaru EJ25 automotive conversion engine. The six-cylinder 125 hp (93 kW) D-Motor LF39 powerplant has also been used.[2]
The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of 7.0 m (23.0 ft). The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 300 kg (661 lb) and a gross weight of 430 kg (948 lb), giving a useful load of 130 kg (287 lb).[2]
The construction time from the supplied kit is estimated as 300 hours.[2]
Specifications (Hungaro Copter)
[edit ]Data from Tacke[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Empty weight: 300kg (661lb)
- Gross weight: 430kg (948lb)
- Powerplant: 1 ×ばつ Subaru EJ22 four cylinder, liquid-cooled, four stroke automotive conversion engine, 101kW (135hp)
- Main rotor diameter: 7.0m (23ft 0in)
- Main rotor area: 38m2 (410sqft)
Performance
- Cruise speed: 130km/h (81mph, 70kn)
- Rate of climb: 6.5m/s (1,280ft/min)
- Disk loading: 11.3kg/m2 (2.3lb/sqft)
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ↑ Hungaro Copter Limited (2017). "The dream come true". hungarocopter.hu. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 208. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X