Aerospace General Mini-Copter

Aerospace General Mini-Copter

__NOTOC__

The Aerospace General Mini-Copter was a miniature helicopter designed to be air-dropped to U.S. military pilots stranded behind enemy lines or in otherwise inaccessible areas.

At its most basic, the Mini-Copter was simply made up of fuel tanks and a rotor unit strapped to the pilot. A slightly more conventional configuration was also developed, with these units attached to a steel framework that also provided a seat for the pilot. In both these versions, power was provided by rocket motors on the rotor tips.

A third variation added a piston engine and pusher propeller to the design, allowing it to fly as an autogyro without the tip rockets once sufficient forward speed had been achieved.

References

*
* [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4071206.html US Patent 4071206 ]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • List of aircraft (0-A) — NOTOC 3 3I* 3I Sky Arrow 3Xtrim Aircraft Factory * 3X55 Trener * 3X47 Ultra A = AAA = * AAA Vision AAC See: * Amphibian Airplanes of Canada * American Aviation Corporation AAI Corporation * AAI RQ 2 Pioneer * AAI RQ 7 Shadowsee NorthropGrumman… …   Wikipedia

  • Anexo:Aeronaves con rotor — Este artículo o sección necesita una revisión de ortografía y gramática. Puedes colaborar editándolo (lee aquí sugerencias para mejorar tu ortografía). Cuando se haya corregido, borra este aviso por favor. Este es un listado de naves con rotor,… …   Wikipedia Español

  • List of rotorcraft — This is a list of rotorcraft, including helicopters, autogyros, rotor kites and convertiplanes. A = Aero = *Aero HC 2 Heli Baby *Aero HC 3 *Aero HC 4 *Aero Z 35 Heli Trainer Aerokopter *Aerokopter ZA 6 Aeronautical Products *Model 3 A 1 Aerospace …   Wikipedia

  • List of aircraft (M) — This is a list of aircraft in alphabetical order beginning with M . pre 1914 3 20 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Gliders HPA UAV s Engines M M Squared Aircraft M Squared Sport 1000 M Squared Sprint 1000 FP M Squared Sprint 10 …   Wikipedia

  • CF-105 Arrow — Infobox Aircraft name= CF 105 Arrow type= Interceptor manufacturer= Avro Aircraft Limited (Canada) caption= Photo from the Canadian Department of National Defence designer= first flight= 25 March 1958 introduction= retired= status= Cancelled 20… …   Wikipedia

  • MH-53 Pave Low — Infobox Aircraft name= HH 53 Super Jolly Green Giant MH 53 Pave Low caption=MH 53M In Iraq, Summer 2004 type=Heavy lift helicopter manufacturer= Sikorsky Aircraft designer= first flight= introduced= retired=September 2008 status=Retired primary… …   Wikipedia

  • F-22 Raptor — Infobox Aircraft name= F 22 Raptor type= Stealth Air superiority fighter national origin = United States manufacturers=Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Boeing Integrated Defense Systems caption= Two F 22 Raptors in column flight formation designer=… …   Wikipedia

  • Revue aerospatiale — Pays  France Langue Français Anglais Périodicité …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Boeing 377 — Infobox Aircraft name=Boeing 377 Stratocruiser type=Airliner manufacturer=Boeing caption=Boeing 377 Stratocruiser designer= first flight=1947 07 08 introduced= retired= number built=56 status= primary user=Pan Am more users= BOAC unit cost=… …   Wikipedia

  • HH-60 Pave Hawk — Infobox Aircraft name= HH 60 Pave Hawk caption=USAF HH 60G Pave Hawk helicopter type=Combat Search and Rescue helicopter manufacturer=Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation primary user=United States Air Force status=Active: 68 Reserve: 15 ANG: 18cite… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”