SKT Skyrider 06 explained

The SKT Skyrider 06 is a Swiss helicopter, designed and produced by SKT Swiss Kopter Technology SA of Ambrì. It was first flown in 2013 and entered series production in January 2014. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.^[1]

Design and development

The Skyrider development was started in December 2011. In June 2013 the company was formed to produce the aircraft and the first production examples were completed in January 2014.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The design 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 four-cylinder, liquid-cooled, four stroke 1550NaN0 Italian MW Fly B22 AeroPower piston engine.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The aircraft fuselage is made from steel tubing, with a carbon fibre composite cockpit and tailboom. The aircraft's composite three-bladed main rotor has a diameter of 71NaN1. The composite tail rotor has two blades and a diameter of 1.41NaN1. The cabin width is 1301NaN1. The aircraft has a gross weight of 6000NaN0. With full fuel of the payload for the pilot, passengers and baggage is 2300NaN0.^{[1] [4]}

Reviewer Werner Pfaendler, describes it as an "elegant design".^[1]

Operational history

By January 2018 one example had been registered in Canada with Transport Canada under the Special Certificate of Airworthiness Limited category.^[5]

See also

• List of rotorcraft

Notes and References

1. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 212. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
2. Web site: How Skyrider was born. 10 January 2018. SKT Swiss Kopter Technology SA . www.skthelicopters.ch.
3. Web site: About Us. 10 January 2018. SKT Swiss Kopter Technology SA . www.skthelicopters.ch.
4. Web site: Skyrider Technical Data. 10 January 2018. SKT Swiss Kopter Technology SA . www.skthelicopters.ch.
5. Web site: Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. 10 January 2018. Transport Canada. 10 January 2018.