ADI Bumble Bee

Infobox Aircraft
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name=ADI Bumble Bee


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type=Ultralight autogyro
manufacturer=Aircraft Designs Inc
designer=Martin Hollman
first flight=1983
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retired=
status=In use as homebuilt aircraft
primary user=Individual civilians
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variants with their own articles=The ADI Bumble Bee is an ultralight gyrocopter, the first of its kind when it flew in 1983 and still available in plans form for home-building. It was designed by Martin Hollmann after a back injury (sustained in the crash of the ADI Condor) prevented him from flying his previous design (the ADI Sportster) on account of not being able to lift the rotor assembly.

pecifications (ADI Bumble Bee)

aircraft specifications

plane or copter?=copter
jet or prop?=prop

crew=1
length main=10 ft
length alt=3.1 m
span main=23 ft
span alt=7.0 m
height main=7 ft 6 in
height alt=2.5 m
area main=415 ft²
area alt=38.6 m²
empty weight main=213 lb
empty weight alt=97 kg
loaded weight main=500 lb
loaded weight alt=230 kg
max takeoff weight main=
max takeoff weight alt=

number of props=1
engine (prop)=
type of prop=Rotax 446
power main=40 hp
power alt=30 kW

max speed main=49 knots
max speed alt=56 mph, 90 km/h
range main=56 nm
range alt=65 mi, 104 km
ceiling main=16,000 ft
ceiling alt=4,900 m
climb rate main=1,500 ft/min
climb rate alt=7.6 m/s
loading main=1.2 lb/ft²
loading alt=5.9 kg/m²
power/mass main=0.08 hp/lb
power/mass alt=130 W/kg

ee also

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* List of ultralight aircraft