Dornier Do 132

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Do 132
Dornier Do 132 mock up.jpg
Do 132 mockup
Role Utility helicopter
Manufacturer Dornier
StatusCanceled project

The Dornier Do 132 was a utility helicopter under development in Germany in the late 1960s. While the design was a conventional pod-and-boom layout, the propulsion system was unusual in that it used a turbine engine, not to drive the rotor directly, but to provide a source of hot gas that was fed through the rotor shaft, along the blades, and out through tip jets. The intention was to eliminate the weight and mechanical complexity of a gearbox and an anti-torque system for the tail.

This engine system underwent extensive static tests while a full-size mockup was built to prove the aerodynamics in a wind tunnel. Ultimately, however, the programme was cancelled in 1971 before a prototype was actually constructed.

Specifications (as designed)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1969–70 [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. Taylor 1969, p. 92.