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Piasecki VZ-8 Airgeep
The Piasecki VZ-8 Airgeep (company designation PA-59) was a prototype vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft developed by Piasecki Aircraft. The Airgeep was developed to fulfill a U.S. Army Transportation Research Command contract for a flying jeep in 1957. The flying jeep was envisioned to be smaller and easier to fly than a helicopter.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Piasecki Aircraft Corporation
- Category
- Helicopters
- First flight
- 1962-02-15
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 60 kt
- Max speed
- 73 kt
- Range
- 30 nm
- Service ceiling
- 3,000 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 4,800 lb
- Empty weight
- 2,611 lb
- Powerplant
- 2 × Turbomeca Artouste IIC turbo-shaft engines
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 5
- Length
- 25 ft
- Height
- 6 ft
- Number built
- 2
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.