Category Helicopters

К-MAX

Posted by admin in Helicopters on March 3, 2016

• Twin-engined ‘flying crane’ • Single-seater • Intermeshed rotors

harles Kaman launched his helicopter company in 1945 when he was 26 years old. The K-MAX is the latest product from this now elderly trailblazer. The last living aviation pioneer of the 20th century, Kaman’s principal contribution was the intermeshing rotor arrangement that dispenses with the need for a tail rotor. This arrangement is used on the K-MAX, known as the ‘aerial truck’, a machine capable of lifting almost 3 tonnes.

Kaman K-MAX

Sales in Europe ^

Helog of Switzerland became the first European K-MAX operator in May 1995. when this colourful example was delivered. Others have boon delivered to Franco and Sweden.

◄ Versatility

Without a tail rotor, tv K-MAX is able to manoeuvre into tight spots otherwise inaccessible to conventional holicopter designs.

МШКД

К-MAX

A Slim profile

In this view of a Helog aircraft with an understung toad, the slim frontal profile of the design is seen. Angled cockpit windows give the pilot an oxcellont view.

A Connecticut factory

Pilots are trained using ex-military Kaman HH-43F Huskie helicopters. H-43s have a similar Intermeshing rotor system.

◄ Prototype N3182T

In December 1991 the first K-MAX took to the air. This aircraft consisted of the basic airframe structure without a tailplane and fins.

> The K-MAX was originally known as MMIRA (pronounced ‘Myra’) for Multi – Mission Intermeshing Rotor Aircraft.

► The US Navy evaluated the type for uso In resupplying warships at sea.

>■ In 1996 the price for one of theso
helicopters was S3.5 million.

The K-MAX was the first helicopter structurally designed for repetitive external lift operations.

>• Production rate at Kaman’s Connecticut factory in 1996 was six per year.

► Kaman claims a 20-year life for K-MAX1* airframe, at 1,000 hours per year.

PROFILE

K-MAX

Type: • йоді…-soar external mi «ttermcsTung-rotor helicopter

Powerplant: one i 18-Kvv (i. soo-hp.) AJi>odSignal T53-17A-1 turboehaft flat ruled to 1007kW(t.350hp.)

Maximum speed: ’85 Km/h pi5 m. p.h) clean; 148Km/h(Wrnpnj wanoxtomal load

Service ceiling: 7620 m (25.000 ft.) at 2722 kg <6.000 to.) weight m standard atmospheric (ISA) conditions

Weights: operating empty 2132 kg (4,690 lb), maximum take-otf 2721 kg (6.000 lb,) without lettisonaWe load. 5216 kg (11.475 lb.) with oxtornn) load

Dimensions:

rotor dameier (each) 14 73 m (48 ft. 4 m j length overall 15.85 m (52 ft.)

wheel track 3.56 m (1 1 It. 8 In.)

whodbaso 4.11 m (13 ft 6 In )

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ACTION DATA

MAXIMUM HOOK CAPACITY

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Logging by K-MAX

OPERATION ROANOKE: As pan of Kaman’s »*• tw. iing, iwo pilots from logging helicopter ЧЖга1’1 ‘ooh part m a five-day tost in Wginia

SUCCESS: Onfy 90 minutes of unschodiriod mamtonanco was nxxnmd aftor tho test. Kaman claims that, at a rate of 30 return logging sorties per hour, tho K-MAX will have an airframe Me of 20.000 fight hours

MARCH 1994 TEST: Selectively cut trees over an area Ы

162000 m (531.360 sg. tl.) of inaccessible niHsxJe were fcttod out in 40 hours of operaixxis in sub-zero temperatures

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Kamov

Kaman SH-2 Seasprite

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Kaman SH-2 Seasprite ▼ Watching the Soviets

The SH-2 was often used to shadow Soviet naval auxiliaries, like this research vessel of the Pacific fleet in the Sea of Japan. The SH-2 could defect ships with its own radar, or by homing in on their radar emissions.

Kaman SH-2 Seasprite

Подпись: Kaman SH-2 Seasprite A Torpedo attack

The Seasprite s main anti-submarv* weapon is the homing torpedo. Having located the target with sonar buoys or magnetic dctoctx* equipment, the weapon is released The SH-2G will cam, tho new hghtw&gK and more capable Mk SO torpedo.

Подпись: FACTS AND FIGURES ► > ► Kaman SH-2 Seasprite

► Early Seasprite models were rebuilt In Connecticut to become advanced SH-2Fs and SH-2Gs.

► The Seasprite helicopter known as HU2K – 1 first flew on 2 July 1959.

► Egypt bought the SH-2F. and the SH-2G has been soloctod by tho Australian navy.

Kaman is flying an SH-2F with the company’s Magic Lantern anti-ship detector housed in a pod.

Tho first flight of the new SH-2G took place on 28 December 1989.

Turkoy received 14 surplus SH-2Fs undr* an agreement proposed in 1994.

Подпись: Sub-chasing Seasprite Подпись: The Mk 46 homing torpedo is tho Rtanilurd МАТО unti-submame о» launched torporto Dew*)Omont» л Soviet wd-vnarmo hul tochnckxjy twvn moent trust it is now akhosl obsolete The SH-2G has recently been cleared 10 fire the AGM 65 Maverick mask» ft* ant> srsp cceratona Kaman SH-2 Seasprite Подпись: 1SHIP GUIDANCE: Having acquired a submarine with Ks onboard passive or Se3spn'e

Подпись: Starnl.ud armament lev a iQht ship'» NHcopto* л a (MB ot >C«4.-M| torpoOocs лтхг.ф t’v Sn? o«on only earned cne The Lyru can Tire Sea Sfcua itxe»4»« ngamt patrw craft. and SH Лл tuve j , |а,и<|ост « 4 ■ depth ctaryn r-пмЭ AdV-Olntna!» NuCMar depth charges would be lyM used tor ostra deeo 2 tPvno eutvnei • • J t {йплйоп „ 4,4,441, taarpes ar 2 i ASMs Подпись: Подпись: lAssoo endurance я vital »o ASW h-nccpters. which must mamtan long patrols at сопмМеоОМ drstonern from the shp ГЩ b • A Ф « ( . ' kf 1 1/ . , ' т-2 SfASMUTI РЙ M0RM0M-A IT NX HAS Ml 2 2ih*m -. Ian 111 МП

The Ч-JJipritc .tnd SFI-2G Super Seasprite are I lie only helicopters from Cliarle> Katiun*s Conncxlicul I comp-111′ that1,0 П, И usc tltc farm hi’ inventor > twin

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The Seasprite first flew in 1959 ami entered service in the 1960s as a ship-launched US Naw testae and utility helicoptei n early Seasprite

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Hew a dramatic mission on 19 June PXbS. when Commander Clyde Lisson went deep into Nonli Vietnam under heavy lire to rescue a downed Phantom crewman, he Was one ot only two I s naval aviators to lx – awarded the Medal of Попої m tltat conflict.

In ihe I*>’7t)s and 1980s, the Miigle-engiix* craft with three – bladed rotors evolved into a twin-engine helicopter with lour-

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DETECTION AND ATTACK: The

Seaspnte makes a final chock on the target location, usuaSy by dropping sonobuoys or using MAD gear which reacts to the target’s magnetic field. Tho 1 launch a torpedo or depth charge I near the target

SH-2 Seasprite

Powerplant: twp 1285-KW (t.722-hp) General Electric T700-GE-401/403C; SH-2F has two 1007-kW p,343-hp.) rS8-G£-8F turboshahs

Mai speed: 265 knVh (164 m. p h) at sea level

Max cruising speed: 230 knvh (КЗ m p h j

Range: 679 km (421 mg

Service ceiling: 5670 m (18.598 ft.)

Weights: empty 3193 kg (7.025 lb ); maximum take-off 6033 kg (13.273 lb)

Armament: up to two Mk 46 or Mk 50 lightweight torpedoes; 7.62-mm machine-gun may be pintto mounted in each doorway: the SH-2G can carry the AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground nvssiie

Dimensions:

rotor diameter length height

rotor disc area

COMBAT DATA

733 к mi (143 n#.k.)

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Kaman

SH-2 Seasprite

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• Anti-submarine • Search and rescue • Anti-patrol vessel

Подпись: SH-2 Seasprite Kaman’s SH-2F Seasprite and SH-2G

Super Seasprite are the current models of a sturdy, versatile helicopter that has been a familiar sight on the world’s oceans for four decades. Originally a Vietnam-era rescue helicopter hampered by limited range, this Kaman design has shown extraordinary growth potential. New engines and systems have kept the SH-2 up-to-date and make it a formidable anti-submarine weapon.

H-43 Huskie

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• Intermeshing rotor • Firefighter • Rescue

Подпись: H-43 Huskie Developed in the 1950s, the

box-shaped HH-43 Huskie provided the US Air Force with a helicopter that was able to put out fires and porform rescues. In its role as a local airbase firefighter, the Huskie was very effective. Built with the twin-meshing rotors that are the signature of inventor and entrepreneur Charles Kaman, the Huskie ended its career in the Vietnam War.

▼ Huskie rescue

Подпись: H-43 Huskie When flying aircrew roscue sorties in Vietnam, the Huskie was painted in camouflage. Due to the Н-43’s limited range, it was generally used only over South Vietnam, although its small si/c allowed it to operate in small jungle clearings.

Подпись: H-43 Huskie ◄ Delta delivery

Huskies were used over the Mekong Delta area of South Vietnam, operating in a supped role tor the US Navy’s mshorr PBR (Patrol Boat. River) force.

A Box body

The advantage of the Kaman rotor system is that the helicopter does not require a tail rotor, so it can be designtc with a capacious intenor.

FACTS AND FIGURES

>• Ex-US Huskies have served with tbo air forces of Burma, Colombia. Morocco, Pakistan and Thailand.

>• The Huskio established seven world records using its T53-1 engine.

► The first flight of the prototype in this series took place on 13 December 1958.

► The USAF received 263 Huskies (18 H-43AS. 203 НН-43ВЗ and

42 HH-43Fs) between 1958 and 1968.

► Tho rescuo hoist of tho Huskie has a capacity of 272 kg for lifting personnel.

► A few civilian Huskies remain in use undertaking logging operations.

Left: The Huskie crow often Лаг/ fo operate under dangerous and terrifying conditions. This burning C-97 was part of a training scss/ол, but the H-43 tackled many other fires for real.

carried two para-jumpers (known as l»|s>. who wen* trained in Medical tn-atiiK-m and rescue work. As the t Vs role in Vietnam grew, the Huskie s M> of local a іri vase rescue was expanilcd and a number Hew missions Ix-hind enemy lino.

Right: One of the Н-43’s many unusual features was the exhaust boom that protected over the tail to keep ttu) roar door area safe.

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Each rotor Wadrt has a servo-tap wtveh такі» the cydc pitch chanryoo by twatog the btodo

The H 43 woa powered try a T53 turtooohutt ongme. Witen one. of the ftra* Кошт К 225e ‘

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F«i aw, or cargo could to uuoeo tnrougn the vwoe fwtn ciamsnet doers The mam fueT suopV ot 756 Wrea (20C catonsl ot kerosene wws stored under п» cabo flocr

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FIREFIGHTER:

For tackling fires the Husk» was fined with an underslung container of tirefighting

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JUNGLE RESCUE: Confined to me southern half of the country, the H-43 camod out numerous rescues at the scene of crasbod aircraft in Vietnam

ТІ» Kamov Ka-25 it hampered Dy its lack ot range and the more tecene Seatpntxi i»s twee the range ot the himum machine Т»и H-43 в oenrurt, ahort on nmoe. bU In its gnen nXe «hi* was not at mportunt noxwrtthwuna. subrlty wxl Its lifting aoaty were mere mportar* » toe a»

«09 kn (390 fft.)

H-43 Huskie

Kaman

300/TH-55 Osage

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• Lightweight helicopter • Police operations • Military trainer

Подпись: 300/TH-55 Osage In 1948 the Hughes Aircraft Company began specialising in helicopters.

Its second design, the Model 269/300, served as the basis for one of the most successful families of light helicopters. Having evaluated five examples as potential observation aircraft in 1958, the US Army adopted this simply constructed two-seater as its standard primary holicoptcr trainer in the 1960s. Hughes went on to build nearly

3,0 for both civil and military users.

Hughes/Schweizer 300/TH-55 Osage

Подпись: 300/TH-55 Osage A Police service

More than 17 US city police departments have operated the Model 300 as a relatively economical survctUanco platform. Tho 300 has also proved its military potential in tho training role.

FACTS AND

► Schwolzor Aircraft bought tho ontiro Model 300 programme in 1986: its 500th 300C was delivered in 1994.

► In 1996 a Model 300C training holicoptor was pricod at $187,500.

>■ Iraq acquired 30 Model 300Cs tor cropdusting, but used thorn for pilot training.

FIGURES

► In 1996 12 nations operated military Model 269s. including Indonesia, North Korea, Pakistan, Paraguay and Honduras-

>- Kawasaki assembled 38 TH-55As as TH-55Js for tho JGSDF.

>• Schweizer builds a turbine development ol the Model 300 – tho Model 330.

Hughes/Schweizer 300/TH-55 Osage

Below: For agricultural operations, the Hughes 300 otion carries a crop-spraying or dry powder dispersal kit. Stetcher kits, cargo racks and slings may also be fitted.

Above: This Hughes 300. based at Lakewood. Los Angelos, is fitted with a searchlight, a siren and warning light. Police versions often carry armour.

Range: 360 km |225 mi) at 124 knvh (77 m. p h) at 1220 m (4.000 tt.)

Weights: empty 474 Kg (t.043 lb ); maximum take-off 930 kg (2.046 lb). w. th external toad or 975 kg (2.145 lb)

Dimensions:

rotor diameter 8.18 m (26 ft 10 in.)

tuselago length 9 4 m (22 ft. 2 in,)

height 2.66 m (8 И. 9 in.)

roiof disc area 52.50 rtv (S6S sq ft.)

aujutred MrxJel. vxw. including (aiiomlria ami Japan I laving acquired the programme from I lughes new oxvners. SUDonnell Douglas, in l‘7h() Vhxxet/er intnxluctsl a nexx ‘111-.TOOT, trainer xanant Tnrkex xvas an early customer.

Тіні t Ingres 300 semes lal rotor cs oMte teetering type, witn /usl two Mock» trcxHy pivoted as one unit. Each ccmpnses a steer tux» spar will glass-Мне shxi A spring-mounted bumper projects the blades

ACTION DATA

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The My. vtciAitod, three Wtxlod man rotor ol tended metal construction hus an шиппмп сото spec A man rotcr lb Остап kit в standard on tho Osayo.

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coufcjuntim on the 300 affords ‘ good harxlng charactensJcs Hie M

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TH-55A Osaqe

Based at tho Army Aviation Center at Fori Rucker, this
TH-55A is one of 792 originally ordeted by the US Army.
Based on the 269C, the TH-55A is powered by а
Н10-360-В1А engine. In 1996. 12 military users still
operated tho type; the US has retired its hoot.

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Piston-engined military training helicopters

■ SAUNOERS-ROE SKEETER: Designed by Ciorva. the two-seat Gipsy Major-powered Skoeter served with both Britain and Germany.

■ ROBINSON R22: Designed in the late 1970s. the R22 was bought by only one military customer, the Turkish army.

■ ^U. MODEL 47: Bell s Model 47 Sioux ц**_|ІЄу’,n ‘945. was used by at least 30 a-r ■тип n r..j,.из in production until 1974

■ HILLER UH-12: A contemporary of tho 300. more than 2.200 UH-12s woro built. Military operators included the Royal Navy.

300/TH-55 Osage

Kaman

Cayuse for the aerial cavalry

Posted by admin in Helicopters on March 3, 2016

inking a replacement lor its first-generation I Jell and Hiller types, the tJS Army issued a requirement for. і high-performance. easily nuiniuined and cost-effective obsen allot) helicopter. After annouiK ing the ОІІ-6Л Cayuse as the winner, the Army nxenvd ns first in Septeinlx-r 1965 and the helicopter stxm went into cotnhal in Vietnam.

Hughes struggled t«t meet the pressures o| wartime

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OH-6 A Cayuse

‘Loaches’ served in huge numbers In Vietnam,
where 658 were lost in combat and a further 297
In accidents. Non-standard markings were a
feature of operations in Southeast Asia.

Hughes OH-6 Cayuse

0H-6A Cayuse

Type: 3»it oOuofvatKjn tmlicoptor

Powerplant: one 237-kW (3t8-hp.) Allison T63 A-5A turbosnaft engine derated lo 160 KW (214 hp.) (or continuous njnning and 168 kW (252 hp.) tor take-off

Range: 6t I km (380 mi.» at 1525 m (5000 ft I

Weights: empty equipped 557 kg (1.228 tel
maximum take-off 1225 kg (2.700 lb.)

Armament: one XM27 7.62-nvn machine-gun
<x XM-75 40-mm grenade-launcher: provision
tor two M60 7.62-mm machme-дип»

Accommodation: one ptor end one observer pkis up to (our passengers, or one pilot and one medic and up to two stretchers

Dimensions:

mam rotor diameter 8.03 m (26 ft. 4 in.)

tuselage lengih 7.0t m (23 <*.)

height 2.46 m (8 ft. 2 InJ

mam rotor disc area 50 60 nv (555 sq ft,)

COMBAT DATA

MAXIMUM SPEED

Подпись: in the event ot а СГЖ*Ї В» toiboom and ongne Mparnto from tho crew compartment, mpraving tn» SMVtvol chances of the craw The OH-6A is tour ttian its dole contemporary the Aerospmule SA 318C Atouetle It Although the more recent вагепе AM Mi t tvn gnrerer ipeaa suit it is vunwata»» n combat

0И-4А CATO* 241 km* (ISO aj. h.) ^

ВАШИ AM. Mk 1 Jie»ai1i(t*3m. p.»)

SA 31 SC AlOUrriE II 70S km* / . -« I —

(127 tLpJi.)

CLIMB RATE

Mounted in the rear fusoiago :it in ongio of -5′. Ihd T63 ЦлЬОвНоА nngrKi «met» the m»n rotor and tall rotors Нот a single shaft,

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A mawmum of five poopto can bo earned by the CH-6A In combrtt the нхстпП seldom earned sucti a toad. however. and was иаиову wer a crew of two or three

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Corroaretirety

(ПОП ranges pertvips «в one meuh pool Ы the 0M-6A lr. ІМЮТ1 the orc/aft frequently tv-л tram ‘XWWltUKl 40 range wai lee* Ы a problem Ardn opereaona area mon the Army he epereted

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Suppression and insertion

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22? l-.phly capable

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INSERTION FROM THE PLANK: With a people plank’ on teiher sido of its fuselage, the MH-6H 13 able to drop or pick up two personnel extremely rapidly. Some sources claim mat the ‘plank’ can also be used as a snrpOr platform

FIRE SUPPORT: Rocket and gun-armed AH-6Gs of the US Army’s 160th SOAR fty In support ot «nsertion/exfiltraton missions by the same unit’s MH-6H8 The AH-GGs also provides support for pm placed special forces teams

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Cayuse for the aerial cavalry

Hughes/Schweizer

OH-6 Cayuse

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• Vietnam veteran • Hundreds in service • Top-secret missions

OH-6 Cayuse Hughes overcame competition from

Bell and Hiller to win a contract for the US Army’s now LOH (light observation helicopter). The OH*6 went on to become the US Army’s primary observation helicopter in Vietnam. Although some problems were encountered during the OH-6’s production, new variants based on the civil Model 500 found success. Recently, the aircraft has been tasked with a new role, flying special forces missions with the US Army.

Hughes OH-6 Cayuse

▼ Post-war service

OH-6M which survived the Vietnam War were passed on to National Guard and Reset*о units. Some were modified tor special dutios.

A‘People planks’ and Special Forces

This MH-6H serves with the US Army’s 160th Special Operations Air Regiment (SOAR). It is able fo carry personnel on the ‘people planks’.

▼ Testing time in the navy

Four ex-US Army OH-6As aro on loan to the US Navy Tost Pilots’ School at Patuxent River. They are used to give students light helicopter experience.

A Armed for support

AH-6Gs aro not used as traditional gunships. They are most likely to lend tiro support to a covert mission it it is compromised and attacked

No tail rotor (NOTAR) ►

McDonnell Douglas’ NOTAR concept allows operations from tight spots, but with the cost of diminished speed and increased fuel consumption.

OH-6 Cayuse

FACTS AND

► For observation duties the US Army received 1,434 Cayusos from an originally planned 4,000.

► The first service OH-6s were delivered to the US Army in September 1965.

>• Soldiers nicknamed the OH-6 ‘Loach’ because of its LOH role designation.

FIGURES

► Cayuse and Model 500 variants serve in Japan, whero some aro dubbed ‘chisai baggu’ (littlo bug).

► In Vietnam damaged Cayuses numbered 420; many were roturned to flying status

► McDonnell Douglas still produces civil helicopters inspired by tho OH-6 design.

Подпись: production and. with Bell offering us improved ОІІ-5КД Kiowa in a renewed competition, manufacture ui the OlMiA was prematurely (Cniiinated after 1.434 had ІНЧ-ІІ completed Hughes also developed a civilian variant of the OH-6A. the Model 500 This machine went on to spawn a range of new military <a href= helicopters, im hiding a family of special o|x*ratfoas variants Tltese ” align=”left” width=”155″ height=”160″ style=”margin-left:-96px;margin-right:96px;margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom:41px”/> Подпись: Economic cruising speed: 216 km/h (134 m.ph.) at sea level OH-6 Cayuse

UH-12 Raven

Posted by admin in Helicopters on March 3, 2016

• Lightweight 1950s design • US Army’s H-23 • War veteran

UH-12 Raven Подпись: lagship tor an exceedingly successful helicopter family which included the Model 360 and the military H-23 Raven, the UH-12 was created in 1948 by helicopter genius Stanley Hiller. As a test bed for his innovative ‘Rotor-Matic’ control system, it went on to be built in largo numbers. At least 2,300 examples have provided excellent service to civil and military users, and many are still on duty, from Britain to New Zealand.

Hiller UH-12 Raven

T Army H-23 Raven

Tho US Army operated the UH-12 as the H-23 Raven from 1950. This H-23B comes tho wing of an L-20 Beaver.

A Powerful light helicopter

Hiller billed the UH – 12Є as the most powerful US-built light helicopter.

Piston-engined ►

7?)o earliest Hiller UH – 12s were powered by Franklin engines, while later models used more powerful Lycoming flat-six powcrplants. Tho final UH-12E-4S had an Allison 250 turboshaft as fitted to machines like the Bell 206 JetRanger.

UH-12 Raven A Over San Francisco Bay

Hiller marketed tho civil Hiller 12C for land – or ship-based port work, such as personnel transport and tho off-loading of light prionty cargoes.

Large US Army orders ►

US Army Ravens were delivered for 17 years from 1950. Tho most common

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FACTS AND

An early UH-12 was tho first commercial helicopter to log a transcontinental flight across the United Statos.

Over 1,600 UH-12s wont to the US Army and were used in Korea and Viotnam.

FIGURES

► UH-12s were exported to at loast

18 countries, many via the Mutual Defense Aid Program.

► Tho Hillor UH-12 was the US Army’s primary trainer until 1965.

> Asa Hying ambulance, the UH-12 can carry two strotchor casos.

► UH-12s wore manufactured by Hillor in Palo Alto, near San Francisco, California-

Hiller UH-12 Raven

Loft: Numerous civil UH – 12s have been used for agricultural tasks such as crop spraying. In New Zealand most UH-12s have undergone conversion and been fitted with Allison 250 turboshaft engines.

H-23D Raven

Type: throe-wot light observation and training heficopte*

Powcrplant: one 186-KW C250-hp. l Lycoming VO-450-23B llat-s« air-coded piston engine

Max speed: -.S3 km/h (95 m. p.n) at sea lev*1 Cruising speed: 132 km/h (82 m. p.h)

Initial climb rate: 320 nVmin (1.246 f. p.m.) Range: 3t7 km(200ml. i

Weights: empty 82J kg (1.612lb.); loaded 1225 kg (2.695 lb.)

Armament: normally none although smaB-arms were oltcn earned by crew in active service

Dimensions:

main rotor diameter longih height

rotor disc area

Below: A number of UH■ 12$ in the US are employed in a major insect control campaign in the Atlantic coast states. Over 1,000 UH-12s are still flying worldwide.

exported to overseas customers. IxHh military and civil

Stanley Hiller’s son. Jeffrey, took over the business m 1991 The l ompnay continues to develop the 111-12 m piston – and tut bine-engined versions and as. t new fivo-seatcr – a testimony to the soundness of the 1910s design.

7 44 m (24 ft. 5 in.) 8.47 m (27 It. 9 in.) 2.98 m (9 ft. 9 tn.) 91-51 m1 (985 iq. ft.)

MAXIMUM SPEED

StwrsH «round 160 Hmli (100 m p fvj лети typical ky the frst nv»s produced hgtt! imicopten Bell* S-oux was wideУ u»«l try US force* tlin Mi 1 wm an vary product «Г №• turnout M. lfactory

A liMi lil ukd main rotor e htlod. ihrof* are interchangeable and in constructed ot bonded AtakitesS steer with an akjmnh/n fwneyoomb core

The Hitler UH-12E was ono of tho most widely
produced civil variants and has boon built sinco 1959.
Current production Is based on this modot

A Ootngueftng foalu’O of tho ЦМ-12 family « the* taH rotor

drtwHhatt running from the mom – j

gearbox to the tow Vug UWtooom f n

Ibo – flotafisfi ілглГ oockprt Of tho lUoe

telLft’.’ 1 bench мої wt *ch re аг* і in accerr rri <taie “TMtWfle. ihchdriy Ож plot wul ccn trots am Spborui

The simply constructed taiboom is made of beaded ught-afloy и*хя ana ctoes not сотая internal btlltoneu. The fuselage « aKo o* light o»oy.

The ight-akyy tail rotor a proteaed from groundng’ by a tan skxi The tan rotor, vital to the control at tt*e aircraft is one ot the moel vulnerable pans of a helicopter

Hiller vertical risers

11 UM-5: – mint’s first helicopter with a main

rotor confflurafKjn. the UH-5 also saw __ ” its ‘Rotor-Matic’ control system

В X-18: Ths unuaual machine – лаз flown in 1959 to teat the practicality of tilt-wir>g ar craft. It was short-lived and the resuOs were incondusiwj.

В FH-1100: Hiller’s attompt to bu:<J a machine to rival tho Boll JotRangor and Hughes S00 was derived from the unsuccessful military OH-5.

BhJ-1 HORNET: Twelve of these two-seat mmtet-powofod helicopters were built, plus a furthor t2 for the US Army as the YH-32

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UH-12 Raven

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Fa 223 Drache

Posted by admin in Helicopters on March 3, 2016

• Transport helicopter • Twin-rotor layout • Post-war service

In the years immediately preceding World War II Germany had become one of the world’s leading helicopter nations. In 1932 Prof. Heinrich Karl Focke began a series of experiments commencing with licence-built autogyros and culminating in the Fa 266 Hornisse. This outrigger-mounted twin-rotor design was the world’s first genuino transport helicopter, and when war arrived it was developed for military use as the Focko-Achgelis Fa 223 Drache.

Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drache

Fa 223 Drache

Подпись: ◄ Mountain operations The Drache proved suitable for use in a variety of environments and was often employed by high- ranking German military officers to attend important meetings at Hitler's secluded mountain-top command post in Bavana.

Rotor position ►

To provide a stable lifting platform the rotors were positioned on outriggers on cither side of the fuselage. This allowed larger blades to be used.

Indoor flight ►

Prior to the outbreak of World War II the helicopter was seen as a tool for propaganda use, with flight demonstrations oven taking place at indoor conferences.

A Post-war service

After World War II, two Fa 223s were constructed in Czechoslovakia from German-manufactured aircraft components. Thoy saw limited service.

Early birds ►

Numerous configurations were tested before a practical design was adopted for operational use with tho Luftwaffe dunng the war.

FACTS AND

> Tho first night of tho Fa 223 Dracho

occurred in August 1940. Tho project was under military control.

>■ After the first successful flight, 39 pre-
production oxamplos wore ordered.

FIGURES

► Ono variant was to be fitted with machine guns and two 250-kg (550-lb.) bombs for armed reconnaissance missions.

► An Fo 223 bocamo tho first hnlicoptor to cross tho English Channel.

► Tho roles envisaged for tho Dracho were roscuo and anti-submarine patrols.

After the war both Franco and Czechoslovakia developed the design.

Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drache

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Fa 223 Drache

Type: I’itnsport/rescoo/rocormatssanco helicopter

Powe/plant: one 746-kw (1.000-ftp» BMW 301 R rwie-cytnder radial engji*

Loft: Unconventional in layout, tho Fa 223 Drache proved itself a highly capable helicopter during the war.

Maximum speed: 175 kmli <109 m p. h)

by 1911 Пн? Fa 223 did. however, demonstrate many oi the roles that tlx – helicopter Іш made its «mm in the postwar years. Successful rescue missions using a windi were carried ihii and deployments tit troops to сої (lined areas wen – also achieved by Luft-Tr. insjv>nslalTel *0. Only three machines were seniei-ahle Ivy tlx- end of tlx – wai. iikI one ol tlx-se Ixvame the first Ііеіісчцмс-г to rmss the Fnglish Channel

Cruising speed: :20 km/h (74 m p h)

Range: 700 km (434 mi ), wrth luxilmry tuot tank

Service ceiling: 2010 m <6.600 ft,»

Weights: empty 3175 kg (6.965 lb); maximum hike oft 4310 kg 19.490 lb)

Armament: one 7 92-mm MG 15 machine-gun and two 250-kg (550-lb.) bombs

Dimensions:

span tang tli height

rotor disc area

Above: The prototype Drache was initially flown tethered to the ground to allow the pilot to explore its handling safely.

24.5 m (80 ft. 4 in.) 12.25 m <40 ft 2 In.) 4.35 m (14 ft. 3 mg 22619 m’ (2.434 sq. ft.)

ACTION DATA

After numerous truss thn taf ccf*rjuta:on that oftorod tho bant twitting quaktios during the hovtnng photo was a high – . lot design The.-iKmxxi thn Oracho to тако pmetso lanotngi at mountan hot pods imc wfson МУ loadod wrth troop*.

MAXIMUM SPEED

ОмрХі ‘I» ivMSviily largo wo. th* Fa Щ ivjo good portormanc* and was toalar men iho Amoncan Skoniky Ho>«rtty and lh* Ugh»- we^tit observation Ft 282 Ко*bn Such hne performance ai*o meant Hull ti’o r n 223 cmid cpwalo л mtrry ditticun locaicm

175 kn.1i |IM т а к |

f*06.poneo on outilggera the twin rators were poweied try я wvjte nmo cy+ndor галаі engcie. Providing enough power tar the ho*cop! or was a particular problem that Iho makws hod to cwarcomo n о’da to achieve rwrory packing.

A heawv -»ueocJ cockpit лГспкжі tho |i4ot I »»*•>: vwhaty, partcuUirv wr-on ccmng л to tarxl агчл a downword vww was mqurro PAji, found Іію Omcrto пХлІглУу way to master era tho, u. /JaiiLTcar. itrxi by two German plotr. fiyrifl ono across tho Ovr-otf to Bntan fet noU! «і ні їїm сопскйюп of YAJrttJ War»

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ISO k*k (13 n a. h.t

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746 kW (1.030 hp.)

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111 kW (110 hg-l

SuCOMnAtri tyra» won» ГпЧя» to tie Fa 223 Dnrho to Mow tho r**:optrs to :.vxi on i/uxoparcd arfaikli. The» wem artaptod firm othtx Gorman transport ivraaft Stoonng on tho i/turv) was orxcrrpWvvi through tho large norm w**el

Roto# onvtsagod tor ttvo Drnchci were batMMd transport, obsorvaton and rescue work For mo last of these an extra tud tank and rescue winch wore provided

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134 kW (IN k».|

MAXIMUM TAKE-OFF WEIGHT

RFIETTner FI 282 KOUBRI: Used as an observation! T^fcPt it-.– FI 282 war. operated by tho Gorman navy allowing rjjrcar – i n – to v«w Allied shipping over tho horizon

■ HAFNER R-11: Utilising a standard army Wflyo |eep. die English company Hefner adapted the vehicle to be used as a battietietd air observation platform The protect met with limited success and was soon cancelled.

H SIKORSKY R-4: Rvi most successful heliOOptef ot World War It. the R-4 was used in the rescue and scout roles and saw extensive service m the Pacific tlveatre.

Fa 223 Drache

Hiller

Fl 282 Kolibri

Posted by admin in Helicopters on March 3, 2016

• Operational helicopter • Highly manoeuvrable • All weather

Flettner, together with Sikorsky, pioneered the design and production of the military helicopter. The FI 282 Kolibri was the result of Flettner’s experience with rotorcraft and was fitted with intermeshing rotors mounted side-by-side. The aircraft was operated successfully as a reconnaissance platform for the Gorman navy, from both shore bases and ships. The Luftwaffe also used the Kolibri for rescue and resupply missions in the later stages of the war.

Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri

▼ Post-war testing

Fl 282 Kolibri
Throe aircraft wore claimed by the Allies. Two. including the Vij prototype shown hero, went to c, US. and one went to the USSR

Fl 282 Kolibri ◄ Into service

With 20 aircraft completed by 1943. some, including V6. were assigned to convoy protection in the Aogean and Mediterranean

Fl 282 Kolibri Shipborne ► operations

V5 paved the way for naval operations in harsh conditions by flying from a platform above a gun turret on the cruiser К din in tho Baltic. Here V6 is recovered by a ship In the Aogean.

Fl 282 Kolibri

Only 24 of the 30 prototypes and 15 pro-production aircraft were completed beforo tho ond of tho war.

>• One FI 282 accumulated 95 flying hours without any ropairs.

>■ Pulling back violently on the controls could cause the rotors to strike tho fin.

One aircraft is retained at tho Midland Air Museum in Coventry and another at the US Air Force Museum, Ohio.

► Using his Fl 282 experience. Flettner began designing the 20-passcngor Fl 33^

► Hans E. Fuisting performed most of the 282 test-flying.

Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri

FI 282B Kolibri

Type: single – or two-seat reconnaissance and transport helicopter

Powerplant: one 119-kW (160-up) Bramo Sh 14 seven-cylmdoi radial pftion engine

Maximum speed: ’50 knvh (93 m. p.h.) at sea level

Vertical climb rate: 9T5 m/mn (300 t. p m > at loaded weight

Range: 300 km (185 mi.) with pilot oniy Service ceiling: 3292 m о0.800 ft )

Weights: empty 760 kg (1.672 lb.); maximum take-off 1000 kg (2.200 lb.)

Dimensions:

main rotor diameter 11.96 m (39 ft. 3 in.)

tuselago length 6.56 m (21 ft 6 in.)

height 220 m (7 ft. 3 in,)

total rotor disc an» 224.69 m (2.148 sq. tt.)

Once the Ko/ibn had landed and been secured to the dock, its rotor blades were carefully tied down to prevent damage.

Ttw 1W0 rotor t*sdm ЛЧГО mount ЗД so tnal they лота рлгааві at (he «if pos«>on.

rotor blade was marie ot wooden nbe on tllDlAH steel sca-s. war, а tabre – ovw-oVwood covenng

Although ot consider aWa sue. me пслгопИ stabrtsar was fitted only «or tnmnang purposes. The mtor nieshng rotor system utowr, designers to disponse w«h a tat n»«x

ACTION DATA

An ocxsorverti cockpit was ргелчюа in th# пчг fu-»iago. It was opon ana prcrwcMa охсейопі vtstotty ‘ An cosorvw was earned at the expense of hid. and rang* was ttwetore touted

An exptt rvro ptot соЖІ f»y ttie Kotrn Imm л «Мр п,-u ’«а и r, weather Corvltons tor the – ptcl mu ічгиі txen – severe. rtjwovor, espec-ify dung tualom Ию EUitoc. omco tno – toeMord ООСМм л. гі сопцАИОу арах

round

•, Не tusewneei «1 via trie rudder і instrument nfari forwards

Mountng the engne m th* central poeton gave bom crewmembers an excetent vew Au was drawn into the en»r»e from below the fuselage by a wooden fan,

An acnormaty largo rudder was fitted to »« vemcaitin The shape ot the rear fuselage was not Леа and caused a great deal of turbutonce. wfxch mean! thaf much o< the rude» шеа was meflecu.*

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ri аг tnt kousri

1000 k| (7.700 ■.)

In ка оімпatonal ccn’guMOcri with ptot and observer, the Fl m V21 ruid less range than II» American

maebnee Tno matorcy ot iu operaticna mimcnt wenp ftown around a convoy however and ‘ОГиПіпд waa not a problem

YR-*0 HDVtRflY 11SS kg |2.S30 lb.)

Rotorcraft in World War II

F1 265; Having proved Floltiws ■ FOCKE ACHGELIS Fa 223 DRACHE:

_ rlr? J 1’K’lCal military Helicopter, only six Des-gnod to satisfy a Lufthansa requirement. he Fi 265 were built before it gave only n tew murtaty Fa 223s were completed ** mo’f promising FI 282 due to continuous Allied bombing

■ SIKORSKY R-4: An R-4 achieved tho first holicoptor landing aboard a ship in May 1943 and later went on to perform a number ot combat rescue missions

■ SIKORSKY R-S: A completely new design, the R-5 first flew on 18 August 1943 The aH – metnl aircraft was later built m large numbers In the US and the UK

YR-40 HOVERFIY 209 ka(IMeU.)

Fl 282 Kolibri