Piasecki 16H Pathfinder

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The Piasecki 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 with one 405 shp turboshaft engine
Model 16H-1A Pathfinder II
larger version with one Script error: No such module "convert". T58-GE-8
Model 16H-1C Pathfinder III
proposed conversion of the 16H-1A with one Script error: No such module "convert". T58-GE-5 [1]
Model 16H-3J
nine-seat development, not built.

Specifications (16H-1A)

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Piasecki's 16H-1A Pathfinder II

Data from U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947[2]

General characteristics

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See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References

Notes

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  1. 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.
  2. Harding, Stephen. U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947. 1997. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. LCCN 96-69996.

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Bibliography

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