Kharkiv KhAI-24
type of aircraft
The Kharkov KhAI-24 was a 1960s Soviet two-seat autogyro designed by the Kharkiv Aviation Institute.
Design and development
The KhAI-24 was designed by students of the Kharkiv Aviation Institute for an Estonian Ministry for the Energy Industry competition for a light autogyro for power cable inspection. The two-seat autogyro had an enclosed cabin and a tricycle landing gear, it was powered by a 115 hp (86 kW) Walter M332 aircraft engine driving a tractor configuration two-bladed propeller. A three-bladed rotor was fitted above the cabin. A full-scale model was displayed in 1966 in Moscow and the autogyro was tested in 1967 but nothing else is known.
Specifications
Data from The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Max takeoff weight: 800 kg (1,764 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Walter M332 air-cooled four-cylinder inverted inline engine, 86 kW (115 hp)
Main rotor diameter: 9.96 m (32 ft 8 in)
Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance
Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
Minimum control speed: 40 km/h (25 mph, 22 kn)
Service ceiling: 2,200 m (7,200 ft)
See also
Related lists
List of rotorcraft
Notes
References
Nemecek, Vaclav (1986). The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918. London: Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218033-2.
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