Guimbal Cabri G2
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 Cabri G2 |
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| Type | Light helicopter |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Hélicoptères Guimbal |
| Designed by | Bruno Guimbal |
| Maiden flight | 1992 |
| Status | In Production |
| Number built | 1 |
The Guimbal Cabri G2 is a French two-seat light piston-engined helicopter designed by Bruno Guimbal, a former Eurocopter engineer.
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[edit] Design and development
The Cabri G2 is a two-seat light helicopter with a three-bladed fully articulated main rotor and a fenestron-type tail rotor. It has a skid landing gear and side-by-side seating for a pilot and passenger. Powered by a 150hp Lycoming piston engine, it first flew in April 1992.
In 2006 the Cabri G2 set three world records in the sub-500kg helicopter class. Altitude without a payload 6658m (21838 ft); Time to climb to a height of 3000m (9840 ft) in 6 min 42 secs, and Time to climb to a height of 6000m (19680 ft) in 22 min 6 sec.
It was awarded a EASA Type Certificate in December 2007. The first production aircraft is due to be delivered in 2008. Two helicopters have been ordered by Eurocopter for basic training. The company has also signed a deal with Eurocopter to develop an unmanned variant.[1]
[edit] Specifications
Data from EASA Type Certificate Data Sheet[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 (pilot)
- Capacity: 1 (passenger)
- Length: 6.31 m (20 ft 8 in)
- Main rotor diameter: × 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
- Width: 1.24 m (4 ft 1 in)
- Height: 2.37 m (7 ft 9 in)
- Gross weight: 700 kg (1543 lb)
Performance
- Service ceiling: 3963 m (13,000 ft)
[edit] See also
Comparable aircraft
Related lists
[edit] References
- ^ Records are tumbled by Cabri G2
- ^ EASA Type Certificate Data Sheet
[edit] External links
- Company website
- Aviastar
- Article aviation internationalPDF (634 KB)
- Second article aviation internationalPDF (868 KB)
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