Hungaro Copter

The Hungaro Copter is a Hungarian helicopter produced by Hungaro Copter Limited of Verpelét, an affiliate of the Hungarian SteelRiders company. The lead engineer for the design was Zoltán Juhász.[1] The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[2]

Hungaro Copter
Role Helicopter
National origin Hungary
Manufacturer Hungaro Copter Limited
Status In production (2015)
Unit cost
€65,000 (kit, 2015)

Design and development

The aircraft was designed to comply with the European microlight aircraft rules. It features a single main rotor and tail rotor, a single-seat enclosed cockpit with a fairing, or an open cockpit without a windshield, skid landing gear and a four-cylinder, four stroke 135 hp (101 kW) Subaru EJ22 or 160 hp (119 kW) Subaru EJ25 automotive conversion engine. The six-cylinder 125 hp (93 kW) D-Motor LF39 powerplant has also been used.[2]

The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of 7.0 m (23.0 ft). The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 300 kg (661 lb) and a gross weight of 430 kg (948 lb), giving a useful load of 130 kg (287 lb).[2]

The construction time from the supplied kit is estimated as 300 hours.[2]

Specifications (Hungaro Copter)

Data from Tacke[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Empty weight: 300 kg (661 lb)
  • Gross weight: 430 kg (948 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Subaru EJ22 four cylinder, liquid-cooled, four stroke automotive conversion engine, 101 kW (135 hp)
  • Main rotor diameter: 7.0 m (23 ft 0 in)
  • Main rotor area: 38 m2 (410 sq ft)

Performance

  • Cruise speed: 130 km/h (81 mph, 70 kn)
  • Rate of climb: 6.5 m/s (1,280 ft/min)
  • Disk loading: 11.3 kg/m2 (2.3 lb/sq ft)

See also

References
  1. Hungaro Copter Limited (2017). "The dream come true". hungarocopter.hu. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 208. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
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