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Kharkiv KhAI 24

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Top speed
  
150 km/h

Length
  
7.8 m

The Kharkov KhAI-24 was a 1960s Soviet two-seat autogyro designed by the Kharkiv Aviation Institute.

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Design and development

The KhAI-24 was designed by students of the Kharkiv Aviation Institute for an Estonian Ministry for the Energy Industry competition for a light autogyro for power cable inspection. The two-seat autogyro had an enclosed cabin and a tricycle landing gear, it was powered by a 115 hp (86 kW) Walter M332 aircraft engine driving a tractor configuration two-bladed propeller. A three-bladed rotor was fitted above the cabin. A full-scale model was displayed in 1966 in Moscow and the autogyro was tested in 1967 but nothing else is known.

Specifications

Data from The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
  • Max takeoff weight: 800 kg (1,764 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Walter M332 air-cooled four-cylinder inverted inline engine, 86 kW (115 hp)
  • Main rotor diameter: 9.96 m (32 ft 8 in)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph; 81 kn)
  • Minimum control speed: 40 km/h (25 mph; 22 kn)
  • Service ceiling: 2,200 m (7,218 ft)

    • References

    Kharkiv KhAI-24 Wikipedia
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