Auroa Helicopters Auroa Explained

The Auroa Helicopters Auroa is a New Zealand helicopter designed and produced by Auroa Helicopters Limited of Manaia, Taranaki, introduced in 2013. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.[1]

Design and development

The Auroa was designed to comply with the New Zealand and European Class 6 microlight helicopter rules. It features a single main rotor and tail rotor, a two-seats-in side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit with a windshield, skid landing gear and a 1600NaN0 Solar T62 turbine engine.[1]

The aircraft fuselage is made from a combination of metal tubing and composites. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of 61NaN1. The tail rotor has four blades and a protective ring. The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 3100NaN0 and a gross weight of 6000NaN0 (5440NaN0 for the microlight class), giving a useful load of 2900NaN0 (2340NaN0 for the microlight class).[1]

Reviewer Werner Pfaendler, describes the design as "elegant".[1]

First flown in 2011, the three prototypes accumulated 130 flying hours by the end of that year.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 204. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
  2. Web site: 2 seat turbine powered helicopters. 2 December 2017. Auroa Helicopters. auroahelicopters.co.nz . 2017.