CHI KC 518 Adventourer explained

The Composite Helicopters International KC 518 Adventourer is a composite fuselage, 5-6 place turbine kit helicopter.[1]

Design

The KC 518 is a composite fuselage helicopter kit for amateur construction. The airframe uses a carbon fiber and kevlar composite fuselage with a shrouded tail rotor. An auxiliary fuel system can be installed.[2]

Variants

Other versions with the same fuselage are KC630 with Rolls-Royce RR300 engine in 2017 (priced at US$970,000), KC640 with the RR250 in 2018, and KC650 with the Honeywell LTS101, expected to be certified by 2019.[3] The rights to the KC630 were acquired by Innova Helicopters in 2017.[4]

Test flight crashes

At about 11:15am on 7 May 2013, while on a test flight Pilot Peter Maloney and his female passenger were rescued uninjured after ditching in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand.[5]

At about 9:30am on 8 November 2014, while on a test flight Pilot Peter Maloney and his co-pilot, Norbert Idelon were uninjured after a heavy landing near Silverdale, Auckland due to suspected mechanical problems.[6] [7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KC 518 Adventourer. 23 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130301003044/http://chweb.businesscatalyst.com/. 1 March 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: Kitplanes. 23 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20111228084436/http://kitplanes2.com/blog/2011/07/the-adventourer-kit-heli-from-composite-helicopter-debuts-at-airventure/. 28 December 2011. dead.
  3. News: Elan . Head . Going for certification . 41 . Vertical Magazine . April 2015 . 11 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150419023238/http://www.verticalmag.com/digital_issue/2015/v14i2/files/45.html . 19 April 2015 .
  4. Web site: Is this the end of the New Zealand helo dream?. 23 February 2017. 25 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170224130337/https://quillorcapture.com/2017/02/23/is-this-the-end-of-the-new-zealand-helo-dream/. 24 February 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: Rescued helicopter pilot feeling 'really good' after crash. TVNZ.
  6. Web site: Lucky pilot survives his second crash. NZHerald.
  7. http://www.verticalmag.com/news/article/CompositeHelicoptersreleasesaccidentvideoinvestigationfindin Composite Helicopters releases accident video, investigation findings

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