Airmaster H2-B1

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H2-B1
RoleTwo-seat ultralight helicopter
National originUnited Kingdom
Manufacturer Airmaster Helicopters
First flight12 September 1972
Number built1

The Airmaster H2-B1 is a British two-seat ultralight helicopter built by Airmaster Helicopters of Camberley, Surrey. [1]

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Development

The H2-B1 was designed with the co-operation of the builders of the American Helicom helicopter. [2] Construction of the prototype, registered G-AYNS, was started in September 1970 and it was first flown from Redhill Aerodrome on 12 September 1972. [1] [2] It was intended that an improved H2-B2 variant would enter production but only the prototype H2-B1 was built. [1]

Design

The H2-B1 is a two-seat ultralight helicopter with a single two-bladed main rotor and a two-bladed tail rotor. [1] The fuselage is a welded tubular structure skinned with aluminium and had two side-by-side configuration seats for the pilot and a passenger, it is also fitted with a skid landing gear, small wheels are fitted to allow the helicopter to be moved on the ground. [1] The engine is a 100 hp (75 kW) Rolls-Royce Continental O-200-A air-cooled engine driving the main and tail rotors through a simple gearbox. [1]

Variants

H2-B1
Prototype, one built [1]
H2-B2
Proposed production variant with streamlined fuselage and a monocoque tailboom, not built. [1]

Specifications

Data fromJane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74 [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Taylor 1973, p. 190
  2. 1 2 Jackson 1973, p. 318

Bibliography

  • Jackson, A.J. (1973). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2. London: Putnam. p. 382. ISBN   0-370-10010-7.
  • Taylor, John W.R. (1973). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74. London, United Kingdom: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN   0-354-00117-5.