Piasecki 16H
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| 16H Pathfinder | |
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 Piasecki 16H-1 Pathfinder |
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| Type | Experimental high-speed helicopter |
| Manufacturer | Piasecki Aircraft |
| Maiden flight | February 21, 1962 (16A-1) November 1965 (16A-1A) |
| Primary user | United States Army |
The Piasecki Aircraft 16H was a series of compound helicopters produced in the 1960s. The first version of the Pathfinder, the -1 version, first flew in 1962. The similar but larger Pathfinder II, the 16H-1A, was completed in 1965.
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[edit] Variants
- Model 16H-1 Pathfinder
- one PWC PT6B-2 405 shp turboshaft engine
- Model 16H-1A Pathfinder II
- larger version with one 1,250shp T58-GE-8
- Model 16H-1C Pathfinder III
- proposed conversion of the 16H-1A with one 1500shp T58-GE-5 [1]
- Model 16H-3J
- nine-seat development, not built.
[edit] Operators
- United States Army - evaluation only.
[edit] Specifications (16H-1A)
Data from U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947[2], Avia.Russian.ee Website[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: up to six passengers
- Length: 37 ft 3 in (11.35 m)
- Rotor diameter: 44 ft 0 in (13.41 m
- Wingspan: 10.0 m)
- Height: 11 ft 4 in ()
- Empty weight: 4,800 lb (2,165 kg)
- Loaded weight: lb (kg)
- Useful load: lb (kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 10,800 lb (4,870 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× General Electric T58-GE-8 turboshafts, 1,250 shp (930 kW)
- Propellers: ducted propeller both, 1 per engine
- Propeller diameter: 5 ft 6 in ()
- *Rotor: 1 three-bladed
Performance
- Never exceed speed: knots (mph, km/h)
- Maximum speed: 230 mph (370 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 175 mph (280 km/h)
- Stall speed: knots (mph, km/h)
- Range: nm (450-950 mi, 725-1530 km)
- Service ceiling 18,700 ft (5,700 m)
[edit] References
- ^ Note: While some sources read as if this variant was completed and flown, Piasecki Aircraft's history site makes no mention of this variant at all.
- ^ Harding, Stephen (1997). U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947. Atglen, PA, USA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 251. ISBN 96-69996.
- ^ Piasecki 16H "Pathfinder". Retrieved on 2007-07-01.
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[edit] See also
Comparable aircraft
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