A-B Helicopters A/W 95
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Infobox aircraft The A-B Helicopters A/W 95 is an American helicopter, produced by A-B Helicopters in the form of plans for amateur construction.[1]
By 2012 the A-B Helicopters website had been taken down and plans are no longer available.[2]
The design was developed into the Vortech A/W 95 and plans for that version remain available from Vortech.[3]
Design and development
The A/W 95 is a development of the Adams-Wilson Choppy, which the A/W designation acknowledges. The A/W 95 was designed to comply with the US Experimental Amateur-built rules, since the empty weight is too heavy for the FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, which stipulates a maximum empty weight of Script error: No such module "convert".. The aircraft has a standard empty weight of Script error: No such module "convert".. It features a single main rotor, a single-seat open cockpit without a windshield, skid landing gear and a twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition Script error: No such module "convert". Rotax 503 engine.[1]
The aircraft fuselage is an open frame made from bolted-together and gusseted aluminum tubing. Its Script error: No such module "convert". diameter two-bladed extruded aluminum rotor has a chord of Script error: No such module "convert". and employs a symmetrical airfoil. The transmission is constructed from a belt and chain mechanism. With its standard empty weight of Script error: No such module "convert". and a gross weight of Script error: No such module "convert"., the useful load is Script error: No such module "convert".. Fuel tank capacity is Script error: No such module "convert"., rendering a full-fuel payload of Script error: No such module "convert"..[1]
While the A/W 95 is primarily plans-built, during the time that A-B Helicopters was in business some pre-fabricated parts were available.[1]
Operational history
By January 2013 two examples had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration.[4]
Specifications (A/W 95)
See also
References
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- ↑ a b c d Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 189. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
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