Air Copter is well known as a designer and manufacturer of gyroplane rotor blades and other dynamic components and they also make their own components for the A3C. The aircraft's 8.40 m (27.6 ft) diameter rotor has a chord of 20 cm (7.9 in) and employs a NACA 8H12airfoil. The main rotor has a pre-rotator to shorten take-off distance. The aircraft has an empty weight of 250 kg (550 lb) and a gross weight of 450 kg (990 lb), giving a useful load of 200 kg (440 lb).[1][2]
^ abcdBayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 174. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
^Jane's Information Group (3 November 2011). "Air Copter - Air Copter Sarl (France), Aircraft - Manufacturer". Retrieved 26 December 2012.
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copter, french, autogyro, designed, produced, copter, lherm, haute, garonne, aircraft, supplied, amateur, construction, a3crole, autogyronational, origin, francemanufacturer, copterstatus, production, 2011, design, development, editthe, designed, comply, with,. The Air Copter A3C is a French autogyro designed and produced by Air Copter of Lherm Haute Garonne The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction 1 A3CRole AutogyroNational origin FranceManufacturer Air CopterStatus In production 2011 Design and development EditThe A3C was designed to comply with amateur built aircraft rules It features a single main rotor a two seat side by side configuration enclosed cockpit with a windshield tricycle landing gear and a four cylinder air and liquid cooled four stroke dual ignition turbocharged 115 hp 86 kW Rotax 914 or a normally aspirated 100 hp 75 kW Rotax 912S engine mounted in pusher configuration 1 Air Copter is well known as a designer and manufacturer of gyroplane rotor blades and other dynamic components and they also make their own components for the A3C The aircraft s 8 40 m 27 6 ft diameter rotor has a chord of 20 cm 7 9 in and employs a NACA 8H12 airfoil The main rotor has a pre rotator to shorten take off distance The aircraft has an empty weight of 250 kg 550 lb and a gross weight of 450 kg 990 lb giving a useful load of 200 kg 440 lb 1 2 Specifications A3C EditData from Bayerl 1 General characteristicsCrew one Capacity one passenger Airfoil NACA 8H12 Empty weight 250 kg 551 lb Gross weight 450 kg 992 lb Fuel capacity 34 litres 7 5 imp gal 9 0 US gal Powerplant 1 Rotax 914 four cylinder liquid and air cooled turbocharged four stroke aircraft engine 86 kW 115 hp Main rotor diameter 8 40 m 27 ft 7 in Propellers 3 bladed compositePerformance Maximum speed 170 km h 110 mph 92 kn Cruise speed 140 km h 87 mph 76 kn Rate of climb 4 m s 790 ft min References Edit a b c d Bayerl Robby Martin Berkemeier et al World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011 12 page 174 WDLA UK Lancaster UK 2011 ISSN 1368 485X Jane s Information Group 3 November 2011 Air Copter Air Copter Sarl France Aircraft Manufacturer Retrieved 26 December 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Air Copter A3C amp oldid 1113330335, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
