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| KC 518 Adventourer | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Helicopter |
| National origin | New Zealand |
| Manufacturer | Composite Helicopters International |
| Designer | Peter Maloney |
| Number built | 2 |
| History | |
| First flight | 8 May 2012 |
The Composite Helicopters International KC 518 Adventourer is a composite fuselage, 5-6 place turbine kit helicopter. [1]
The KC 518 is a composite fuselage helicopter kit for amateur construction. The airframe uses a carbon fiber and kevlar composite fuselage with a shrouded tail rotor. An auxiliary fuel system can be installed. [2]
Other versions with the same fuselage are KC630 with Rolls-Royce RR300 engine in 2017 (priced at US$970,000), KC640 with the RR250 in 2018, and KC650 with the Honeywell LTS101, expected to be certified by 2019. [3] The rights to the KC630 were acquired by Innova Helicopters in 2017. [4]
Data from Manufacturer
General characteristics
Performance
At about 11:15am on 7 May 2013, while on a test flight Pilot Peter Maloney and his female passenger were rescued uninjured after ditching in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. [5]
At about 9:30am on 8 November 2014, while on a test flight Pilot Peter Maloney and his co-pilot, Norbert Idelon were uninjured after a heavy landing near Silverdale, Auckland due to suspected mechanical problems. [6] [7]
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