Youngcopter Neo Explained

The Youngcopter Neo is a German NOTAR helicopter that was designed by Björn Jung and is under development by his company, Youngcopter of Mainz. It was first publicly introduced at the ILA Berlin Air Show in 2008. The aircraft is intended to be supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1] [2] [3]

No projected date has been announced for kit deliveries and no pricing has been set as of January 2018.[4]

Design and development

The Neo was designed to comply with the amateur-built aircraft construction rules. The first prototype was completed in 2008 and ground run. By 2010 ground testing had been completed, including rotor system tracking and balancing. The prototype first flew in hovering flight on 31 October 2011 and developmental hover flight testing continued through 2015.[1] [5]

The Neo design features a single main rotor, with no tail rotor, a two-seats-in side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit with a windshield, skid landing gear and a twin-rotor 1800NaN0 Neosis Wankel engine.[1] The aircraft fuselage is composite material monocoque design. Its three-bladed rotor has a diameter of 7.71NaN1 and can be folded for hangar storage. The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 3850NaN0 and a gross weight of 6400NaN0, giving a useful load of 2550NaN0. With full fuel of the payload for the pilot, passenger and baggage is 1680NaN0.[1]

The Neo kit under development is intended to be constructed by a person with average mechanical skills. It will not require any welding or composite materials lamination work. The proposed kit will include all sub-assemblies, engine and instruments.[4]

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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: Visit Neo at the ILA 2008. 14 January 2018. Youngcopter. www.youngcopter.com. 2009.
  3. Web site: Contact. 14 January 2018. Youngcopter. www.youngcopter.com. 2009.
  4. Web site: Neo - The Kit. 14 January 2018. Youngcopter. www.youngcopter.com. 2009.
  5. Web site: News. 14 January 2018. Youngcopter. www.youngcopter.com. 2009.