- Berger BX-50
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name=BX-50
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type=Recreational helicopter
manufacturer=Hans Berger
designer=Hans Berger
first flight=16 March 1961
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variants with their own articles=The Berger BX-50 was an experimental helicopter developed by Swiss inventor Hans Berger in 1961. Built largely at home, it was a single-seat design of conventional configuration with a bubble canopy, a two-blade rotor, and skid undercarriage. The upper portion of the canopy could slide to admit the pilot. After a number of test flights, the rotor was replaced with a semi-rigid three-blade design and the skids with tricycle, wheeled undercarriage. Not long after, it was damaged beyond repair and abandoned. In photographs, the registration number "HB-XBC" is visible, but this was never actually issued by Swiss authorities.pecifications
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length m=5.35
length ft=17
length in=7
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dia m= 6.50
dia ft= 21
dia in= 4
height m=2.28
height ft=7
height in=6
wing area sqm=33.2
wing area sqft=357
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empty weight kg=258
empty weight lb=569
gross weight kg=410
gross weight lb=904eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Continental C90
eng1 kw= 63
eng1 hp= 85
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eng2 lbf-ab=max speed kmh=140
max speed mph=87
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range km=360
range miles=224
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climb rate ms=4.0
climb rate ftmin=790
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* "Aero Revue" (March 1964)
* "Der Flieger" (March 1964)ee also
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* BX-50 - BX-110 - BX-111 - BX-200 - BX-300lists=
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