Fiat 7002
| Model 7002 | |
|---|---|
| Role | General-purpose helicopter |
| Manufacturer | Fiat Aviazione |
| First flight | 26 January 1961 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Fiat Model 7002 was a 1960s Italian general-purpose helicopter with a tip-jet driven rotor built by Fiat Aviazione. Only one aircraft was built.
Development
In the early 1960s, under an Italian government contract, Fiat Aviazione designed the Model 7002, a medium-capacity transport helicopter. It had an unusually-shaped fuselage made from light-alloy sheets to provide accommodation for two crew and up to five passengers. The fuselage was mounted on a skid landing gear and the fuselage had a simple tailboom with a tail rotor. A two-blade main rotor was mounted above the fuselage, with the rotor driven by compressed air propulsion nozzles at the blade-tips. The compressed air was generated by a Fiat 4700 turbo gas generator located in the rear fuselage. The prototype helicopter first flew on 26 January 1961 but no production aircraft were built.
Specifications
Data from Flight
General characteristics
- Crew: two
- Capacity: five passengers
- Length: 6.55 m (21 ft 5¾ in)
- Main rotor diameter: × 12 m (39 ft 4¼ in)
- Height: 2.98 m (9 ft 9¼ in)
- Main rotor area: 113.10 m2 (1,217.44 ft2)
- Empty weight: 675 kg (1,488 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,400 kg (3,086 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Fiat 4700 Turbo-generator, 404 kW (542 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 170 km/h (106 mph)
- Range: 300 km (186 miles)
- Service ceiling: 3,400 m (11,160 ft)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
- "Fiat's New Helicopter". Flight, 24 January 1958, p. 110.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing