Top speed 170 km/h First flight January 26, 1961 | Length 6.55 m Manufacturer Fiat S.p.A. | |
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The Fiat Model 7002 was a 1960s Italian general-purpose helicopter with a tip-jet driven rotor built by Fiat Aviazione. Only one aircraft was built.
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Development
In the early 1960s, under an Italian government contract, Fiat Aviazione designed the Model 7002, a medium-capacity transport helicopter. It had an unusually-shaped fuselage made from light-alloy sheets to provide accommodation for two crew and up to five passengers. The fuselage was mounted on a skid landing gear and the fuselage had a simple tailboom with a tail rotor. A two-blade main rotor was mounted above the fuselage, with the rotor driven by compressed air propulsion nozzles at the blade-tips. The compressed air was generated by a Fiat 4700 turbo gas generator located in the rear fuselage. The prototype helicopter first flew on 26 January 1961 but no production aircraft were built.
Specifications
Data from Flight
General characteristics
Performance
