Aero HC-3
| Aero HC-3 | |
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| File:HC-3, prototyp č.3.jpg | |
| HC-3 prototype | |
| Role | light helicopter |
| National origin | Checkoslovakia |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody |
| First flight | 16 May 1960 |
| Primary user | Češkoslovenske Vojenske Letectvo |
| Number built | 3 |
The Aero HC-3 was a two-seater helicopter produced by the Czechoslovakian company Aero Vodochody in the 1960s .
Development
Three HC-3 prototypes were built (civil registrations OK-15 to OK-17 ), with the first aircraft flying on 16 May 1960, but the HC-3 was not put into production. [1]
Design
The HC-3 was similar to the HC-2 but differed in having a four-legged undercarriage, a larger cab section, and an engine above and behind the cab.
Specifications (variant specified)
Data from http://www.vrtulnik.cz/hc-3.htm
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 4
- Length: 9.94 m (32 ft 7 in)
- Height: 3.24 m (10 ft 8 in)
- Empty weight: 810 kg (1,786 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,425 kg (3,142 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Walter M-108DHK , 180 kW (240 shp)
- Main rotor diameter: × 11.58 m (38 ft 0 in)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 126 km/h (78 mph; 68 kn)
- Cruise speed: 160 km/h (99 mph; 86 kn)
- Range: 380 km (236 mi; 205 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 3,050 m (10,010 ft)
References
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