Hungaro Copter Explained

The Hungaro Copter is a Hungarian helicopter produced by Hungaro Copter Limited of Verpelét, an affiliate of the Steel Riders Limited company. The lead engineer for the design was Farkas Gábor.[1] The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[2]

Design and development

The aircraft was designed to comply with the European microlight aircraft rules. It features a single main rotor and tail rotor, a single-seat enclosed cockpit with a fairing, or an open cockpit without a windshield, skid landing gear and a four-cylinder, four stroke 1350NaN0 Subaru EJ22 or 1600NaN0 Subaru EJ25 automotive conversion engine. The six-cylinder 1250NaN0 D-Motor LF39 powerplant has also been used.[2]

The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of 71NaN1. The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 3000NaN0 and a gross weight of 4300NaN0, giving a useful load of 1300NaN0.[2]

The construction time from the supplied kit is estimated as 300 hours.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The dream come true. 4 May 2019. Hungaro Copter Limited. hungarocopter.hu. 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180226045851/http://hungarocopter.hu/en/about. 26 February 2018.
  2. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 208. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.