| PB-64 | |
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| Role | Single-seat lightweight helicopterType of aircraft |
| National origin | Brazil |
| Manufacturer | Fábrica do Galeão |
| Designer | Paul Baumgärtl |
| First flight | 1950s |
The Baumgärtl PB-64 was a 1950s single-seat helicopter designed and built by the Austrian-designer Paul Baumgärtl for the Brazilian Air Ministry. The PB-64 had an unusual rotor drive with two lightweight pulse jets mounted on the rotor, although not on the tips of the blades which was more normal. The engines were mounted at each end of a bar, at right-angles to the main rotor which also acted as a stabilizer bar. The main structure was a simple keel with a tricycle landing gear and an open seat for the pilot and a rudder on a simple tail boom.
Specifications
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)
- Height: 2.30 m (7 ft 7 in)
- Empty weight: 110 kg (243 lb)
- Gross weight: 227 kg (500 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × ITA pulse-jets, 0.13 kN (30 lbf) thrust (13.60 kg thrust) each
- Main rotor diameter: 6.40 m (21 ft 0 in)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 130 km/h (81 mph, 70 kn)
See also
Related lists
References
Notes
Bibliography
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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