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Top speed
  
161 km/h

Length
  
6.63 m

Designer
  
Newby O. Brantly

Wingspan
  
7.24 m

First flight
  
February 21, 1953

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The Brantly B-2 is an American two-seat light helicopter produced by the Brantly Helicopter Corporation.

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Design and development

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After the failure of his first design, the Brantly B-1, Newby O. Brantly decided to design a simpler and less complicated helicopter for the private buyer. The B-2 had a single main rotor and an anti-torque tail rotor and first flew on 21 February 1953. This was followed by an improved second prototype that first flew on 14 August 1956.

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The B-2A was introduced with a modified cabin, and the B-2B had a larger 180 hp fuel-injected engine. The B-2B has a three-bladed articulated main rotor and an all-metal fuselage, it can be operated with skid, wheel or float landing gear. The piston engine is fitted vertically in the fuselage behind the cabin.

Operational history

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The basic design has remained in production for over 50 years. The United States Army evaluated the B-2 (designated the YHO-3) in 1958, although it was not ordered. Introduced in the early 1970s, an improved larger version with five seats was designated the Brantly 305.

Variants

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  • Brantly B-2: Two-seat single-engined light utility helicopter.
  • Brantly YHO-3: United States military designation for the B2.
  • Brantly B-2A: Initial production version.
  • Brantly B-2B: Improved version, fitted with new metal rotor blades, and an uprated fuel-injected 180 hp Lycoming piston engine.
  • Brantly 305: Larger five-seat version.
  • H-2: Designation of the B-2B built by Brantly-Hynes between 1976 and 1979.
  • Brantly B-2J10: Projected tandem-rotor version with longer and wider fuselage for carrying passengers and/or cargo. Unbuilt.
  • V750 UAV: An UAV version developed by Qingdao Haili Helicopters Co. Ltd., a joint venture between Brantly International Inc, Qingdao Wenquan International Aviation Investment Co., Ltd, and Qingdao Brantly Investment Consultation Co., Ltd. Maiden flight was completed in May 7, 2011, and received an order from an unnamed customer

    • Military operators

  •  United States
  • United States Army: acquired five B-2s for evaluation under the designation YHO-3 in the late 1950s. Operated H-5T unmanned variant as target from 1986.

    • Accidents and incidents

    The B-2 has had 21 fatal accidents between February 1964 and August 2009.

    Survivors

  • B-2 N2143U was purchased in 1962 and flown by Dean Svec for all of its total of 2,108 hrs. It was retired in 2006 and is now on permanent public display at the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum, Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, Ohio.

    • A B2B belonging to the Flying Gyrocopter and Old Aircraft museum at Midden-Zeeland, Netherlands was reportedly about to fly again November 2009.

    A Greek road-assistance company,named EXPRESS SERVICE based in Thessaloniki,operated a B2B Brantly-Hynes helicopter for several years.That helicopter started flying in 1978 and had the Greek registration number SX-AHH.First captain was the pilot Kaltekis Spyridon.

    Specifications (B-2B with skid landing gear)

    Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1976–77

    General characteristics

  • Crew: 1 (plus 1 pilot)
  • Length: 28 ft (8.41 m)
  • Rotor diameter: 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)
  • Height: 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
  • Disc area: 442 ft² (41.06 m²)
  • Empty weight: 1,020 lb (463 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 1,670 lb (757 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Avco Lycoming IVO-360-A1A air-cooled flat-four piston, 180 hp (134 kw)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 100 mph (87 knots, 161 km/h) at sea level
  • Cruise speed: 90 mph (78 knots, 145 km/h) (75% power)
  • Range: 250 miles (220 nmi; 400 km)
  • Service ceiling: 10,800 ft (3,290 m)
  • Rate of climb: 1,900 ft/min (9.7 m/s)

    • References

    Brantly B-2 Wikipedia
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