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Rotorcraft XR 11

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Length
  
4.57 m

Manufacturer
  
Rotorcraft Corporation

First flight
  
1947

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The Rotorcraft XR-11, known by the company as the X-2 Dragonfly, was an American two-seat lightweight helicopter built in the 1940s for evaluation by the United States Air Force by the Rotorcraft Corporation of Glendale, California.

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Design and development

The XR-11 was a powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Continental A100 piston engine driving two three-bladed contra-rotating rotors. Only one was built and first flown in 1947, it was re-designated the XH-11 in 1948, the project was later cancelled.

Variants

XR-11
United States Air Force designation later changed to XH-11, one built.

Operators

 United States
  • United States Air Force

    • Specifications

    General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)
  • Height: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
  • Empty weight: 899 lb (408 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 1,349 lb (612 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental A100 , 100 hp (75 kW)
  • Main rotor diameter: 2× 18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)

    • References

    Rotorcraft XR-11 Wikipedia
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