Piasecki 16H

Infobox Aircraft
name= 16H Pathfinder


caption= Piasecki 16H-1 Pathfinder
type = Experimental high-speed helicopter
manufacturer = Piasecki Aircraft
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first flight = February 21 1962 (16A-1) November 1965 (16A-1A)
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primary user= United States Army
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The Piasecki Aircraft 16H was a series of compound helicopters produced in the 1960s. The first version of the Pathfinder, the -1 version, first flew in 1962. The similar but larger Pathfinder II, the 16H-1A, was completed in 1965.

Variants

;Model 16H-1 Pathfinder : one PWC PT6B-2 405 shp turboshaft engine;Model 16H-1A Pathfinder II : larger version with one 1,250shp T58-GE-8;Model 16H-1C Pathfinder III : proposed conversion of the 16H-1A with one 1500shp T58-GE-5 [Note: While some sources read as if this variant was completed and flown, Piasecki Aircraft's history site makes no mention of this variant at all.] ;Model 16H-3J : nine-seat development, not built.

Operators

;USA
* United States Army - evaluation only.

pecifications (16H-1A)

aircraft specifications
plane or copter?=copter
jet or prop?=prop

ref=U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947cite book |last= Harding|first= Stephen|authorlink= |coauthors= |title= U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947|year= 1997|publisher= Schiffer Publishing Ltd.|location= Atglen, PA, USA|isbn= 96-69996| pages = 251] , Avia.Russian.ee Websitecite web|url=http://avia.russian.ee/helicopters_eng/piasecki_path.php |accessdate=2007-07-01|title=Piasecki 16H "Pathfinder"]

crew= 2
capacity= up to six passengers
length main= 37 ft 3 in
length alt= 11.35 m
span main= 44 ft 0 in
span alt= 13.41 m
*Wingspan: 10.0 m
height main= 11 ft 4 in
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empty weight main= 4,800 lb
empty weight alt= 2,165 kg
loaded weight main= lb
loaded weight alt= kg
useful load main= lb
useful load alt= kg
max takeoff weight main= 10,800 lb
max takeoff weight alt= 4,870 kg

engine (prop)= General Electric T58-GE-8
type of prop= turboshafts
number of props= 1
power main= 1,250 shp
power alt= 930 kW
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propeller or rotor?= both
propellers= ducted propeller
number of propellers per engine= 1
propeller diameter main= 5 ft 6 in
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*Rotor: 1 three-bladed

max speed main= 230 mph
max speed alt= 370 km/h
cruise speed main= 175 mph
cruise speed alt= 280 km/h
never exceed speed main= knots
never exceed speed alt= mph, km/h
stall speed main= knots
stall speed alt= mph, km/h
range main= nm
range alt= 450-950 mi, 725-1530 km
ceiling main= 18,700 ft
ceiling alt= 5,700 m
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References

External links

* [http://avia.russian.ee/helicopters_eng/piasecki_path.php Piasecki 16H "Pathfinder"]
* [http://www.piasecki.com/16h-1.htm Model 16H-1 Pathfinder]
* [http://www.piasecki.com/16h-1a.htm Model 16H-1A Pathfinder II]
* [http://www.piasecki.com/16h-3.htm Model 16H-3]

ee also

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* Piasecki X-49

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* List of helicopters

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