Hungaro Copter
| Hungaro Copter | |
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| Role | Helicopter |
| National origin | Hungary |
| Manufacturer | Hungaro Copter Limited |
| Designer | Zoltán Juhász |
| Status | In production (2015) |
| Unit cost |
€65,000 (kit, 2015) |
The Hungaro Copter is a Hungarian helicopter designed by lead engineer Zoltán Juhász and produced by Hungaro Copter Limited of Verpelét. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1]
The manufacturer is affiliated with the Hungarian SteelRiders company.[1]
Design and development
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.[1]
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).[1]
The construction time from the supplied kit is estimated as 300 hours.[1]
Specifications (Hungaro Copter)
Data from Tacke[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Empty weight: 300 kg (661 lb)
- Gross weight: 430 kg (948 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Subaru EJ22 four cylinder, liquid-cooled, four stroke automotive conversion engine, 101 kW (135 hp)
- Main rotor diameter: 7.0 m (23 ft 0 in)
- Main rotor area: 38 m2 (410 sq ft)
Performance
- Cruise speed: 130 km/h (81 mph; 70 kn)
- Rate of climb: 6.5 m/s (1,280 ft/min)
- Disk loading: 11.3 kg/m2 (2.3 lb/sq ft)