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1961
1961 - 0627.PDF
lis-Bensen Gyro-Copter Boeing-Vertol 107 Boeing-Vertol Chinook Brantly 8-2 mi,., ERNATIONAL SURVEY type fold-up seats, which will permit pas- sengers to embark and debark without inconvenience to their fellow passengers. The mock-up simulates the full-size Verto i 107 cabin—6ft high. 32ft 6in long and 6ft 7in wide—and shows the standard Boeing Vertol 107 airline configuration of 25 seats. Furnishings are in various shades of blue in combination with neutral and sunburst orange—the colour scheme of New York Airways. . . . The interior makes use of the washable vinyl-aluminium laminated panels familiar to travellers in the Boeing 707s. Panels are perforated to absorb sound. Covering the floor is heavy duty fibre carpet, with three shades of blue running horizontally across the cabin. The theatre-type seats make for easy entry and exit, and can be folded along the cabin wall for increased cargo space. . . . The 'picture windows" consist of two panes of Plexiglas. The outer pane is clear, and the inner pane is tinted grey to cut glare to a minimum and make shades or curtains un- necessary . . ."' • Rotor diam. 50ft: fuselage length, 44ft7in; empty weight. 9.2981b; gross weight. 18.4501b; max speed, 162 m.p.h.; eruisingspeed, 149 m.p.h.; vertical rate of climb, l,240ft/min; hovering ceiling in ground effect,7.800ft; service ceiling. 13,700ft. Model 76 An accompanying photograph shows this turbine-powered tilt-wing VTOL research aircraft in developed form. A Lycoming YT53-L-1 drives two propeller/ rotors on the tilting wing, and there are ducted fans in the tail section for additional control. GETOL vehicle A photograph herewith shows a model of a projected GETOL (ground effect take-off and landing) vehicle which will use the ground effect pheno- menon as a means of supporting itself on take-off and landing, while in flight it will use its wing for aerodynamic lift. Brantly Helicopter Corporation 24 Muplewood Avenue. Philadelphia 44, Pa B-2 Claimed to be America's lowest priced helicopter designed specifically for civilian use, the B-2 side-by-side two-seater is powered with a Lycoming VO-360-A1A engine of 180 h.p. In the rear fuselage is a baggage compartment of 6 cu ft. Blade construction is interesting in that Polyeu- rathene is used in conjunction with an aluminium skin and an extruded aluminium leading-edge spar. View is exceptionally good and, as the photograph shows, the aircraft is of trim appearance. • Rotor diam, 23ft 9in; empty weight. 9801b;gross weight. 1.6001b; max speed. 100 m.p.h.; rate of climb at s.L. 1.580ft/min; serviceceiling. 11,400ft: rate of descent in autorota- tion at s.l.. 1.400ft/min; range, up to 300 miles. Cessna Aircraft Company Wichita. Kansas Skyhook Known as the Skyhook, the current model of Cessna helicopter is a four-seater utility aircraft priced at $79,960 (£28,500). The engine is a Continental FSO-526A of 270 h.p. It is claimed by the makers that the Skyhook embodies capa- bilities previously unavailable in light rotary-wing vehicles. Significant, they sav. is the aircraft's stability, comparable to that of fixed-wing aircraft, which greatly simpli- fies handling. An exclusive feature is the patented maximum-airspeed indicator. The pilot simply adjusts the indicator for the gross weight of the aircraft at his particular altitude and a movable red line automati- cally indicates maximum speed for existing operating conditions. The cabin is said to have the largest area of any in the four- seater rotary-wing range, and luxurious executive interior schemes are available. • Rotor diam. 35ft; fuselage length. 29fl5in; empty weight, 2.0801b; gross weight. 3,1001b; cruising speed. 90-120 m.p.h.; hover-ing ceiling in ground effect. 9.600ft; range (normal fuel). 260 miles. de Lackner Helicopters Inc Mount I crnu/t. New York DH-5 Aerocycle Powered with a 40 h.p. Kiekhaefer Mercury Mk 55, this tiny heli- copter has a platform upon which the pilot stands, controlling the craft by inclining his body. Empty and gross weights are, respec- tively, 2201b and 4301b. Our contemporary Aviation Week reports that several are "on bailment to universities." Del Mar Engineering Laboratories Los Angeles. California Whirlymite Del Mar have entered the light helicopter field with the Whirlymite family of small manned and drone helicopters. The manned version, depicted, has com- pleted fifty hours of flight testing. At present it is powered by a modified 6-cylin- der Kiekhaefer Mercury outboard engine, though a gas turbine is available as an alternative and will allow increased payload and performance. To the basic helicopter Boe/ng-Verto/ Model 16 Model of Roeing-Vertol GETOL V.
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