Helicopterslight helicopter by Aero Vodochody
HC-2 Heli Baby
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The Aero HC-2 Heli Baby is a two-seat general-purpose light utility helicopter, designed by engineer Jaroslav Šlechta, and produced by the Czechoslovak company Aero Vodochody in the 1950s. It has a three-blade main rotor, and a two-blade tail rotor. The helicopter has an entirely metal frame and cockpit, and windows made of Plexiglas. It was the first and the only Czechoslovak-designed helicopter to be produced.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- AERO Vodochody Aerospace
- Category
- Helicopters
- Country of origin
- Czechoslovakia
- First flight
- 1954-12-03
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 54 kt
- Max speed
- 65 kt
- Range
- 94 nm
- Service ceiling
- 12,300 ft
- Rate of climb
- 669 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 1,499 lb
- Empty weight
- 992 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 4.9 US gal
- Powerplant
- 1 × Avia M 110H 4-cylinder air-cooled piston engine
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 34.4 ft
- Wingspan
- 28.8 ft
- Height
- 8.5 ft
- Number built
- 23
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.