Guimbal Cabri G2

Infobox Aircraft
name= Cabri G2


caption= Cabri G2
type= Light helicopter
national origin = France
manufacturer= Hélicoptères Guimbal
designer= Bruno Guimbal
first flight= 1992
introduced=
retired=
status= In Production
primary user=
more users=
produced=
number built= 1
variants with their own articles=

The Guimbal Cabri G2 is a French two-seat light piston-engined helicopter designed by Bruno Guimbal, a former Eurocopter engineer.

Design and development

The Cabri G2 is a two-seat light helicopter with a three-bladed fully articulated main rotor and a fenestron-type tail rotor. It has a skid landing gear and side-by-side seating for a pilot and passenger. Powered by a 150hp Lycoming piston engine, it first flew in April 1992.

In 2006 the Cabri G2 set three world records in the sub-500kg helicopter class. Altitude without a payload 6658m (21838 ft); Time to climb to a height of 3000m (9840 ft) in 6 min 42 secs, and Time to climb to a height of 6000m (19680 ft) in 22 min 6 sec.

It was awarded a EASA Type Certificate in December 2007. The first production aircraft is due to be delivered in 2008. Two helicopters have been ordered by Eurocopter for basic training. The company has also signed a deal with Eurocopter to develop an unmanned variant. [ [http://www.loop.aero/news/2006/March/14/4 Records are tumbled by Cabri G2 ] ]

pecifications

aerospecs
ref=EASA Type Certificate Data Sheet [EASA Type Certificate Data Sheet]
met or eng?= met

crew=1 (pilot)
capacity=1 (passenger)
length m=6.31
length ft=20
length in=8
span m=
span ft=
span in=
swept m=
swept ft=
swept in=
rot number=
rot dia m= 7.2
rot dia ft= 23
rot dia in= 7
dia m=
dia ft=
dia in=
width m= 1.24
width ft= 4
width in= 1
height m=2.37
height ft=7
height in=9
wing area sqm=
wing area sqft=
swept area sqm=
swept area sqft=
rot area sqm=
rot area sqft=
volume m3=
volume ft3=
aspect ratio=
empty weight kg=
empty weight lb=
gross weight kg=700
gross weight lb=1543
lift kg=
lift lb=

eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Lycoming O-360-J2A piston engine
eng1 kw=
eng1 hp= 145
eng1 kn=
eng1 lbf=
eng1 kn-ab=
eng1 lbf-ab=
eng2 number=
eng2 type=
eng2 kw=
eng2 hp=
eng2 kn=
eng2 lbf=
eng2 kn-ab=
eng2 lbf-ab=

max speed kmh=
max speed mph=
max speed mach=
cruise speed kmh=
cruise speed mph=
range km=
range miles=
endurance h=
endurance min=
ceiling m=3963
ceiling ft=13,000
glide ratio=
climb rate ms=
climb rate ftmin=
sink rate ms=
sink rate ftmin=

armament1=
armament2=
armament3=
armament4=
armament5=
armament6=

ee also

aircontent
see also=
related=
similar aircraft=
* Robinson R22

lists=
* List of helicopters

References

* [http://www.easa.eu.int/ws_prod/c/doc/Design_Appro/Rotorcraft/TCDS%20EASA.R.145%20Cabri%20G2%20Iss.%201%2014%20Dec07.pdf European Aviation Safety Agency - Type Certificate Data Sheet - Guimbal Cabri G2]

External links

* [http://www.guimbal.com/ Company website]
* [http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/guimbal_cabri.php Aviastar]
*
*