Bannick Model T of the Air
| Model T | |
|---|---|
| Role | Autogyro |
| National origin | United States |
| Designer | Lester J. Bannick |
The Bannick Model T of the Air was the first of series of homebuilt autogyro designs.[1]
Design and development
[edit]The Bannick Copter is a homebuilt autogyro design of the early 1960s similar to the more popular Bensen B-8 design. The airframe is constructed of aluminum tubing with a tricycle landing gear.[2][3]
Variants
[edit]- Bannick Model T of the Air
- 65 hp (48 kW) Lycoming O-145B single place
- Bannick Model C Copter
- 125 hp (93 kW) two place with fiberglass streamlining
- Bannick Model VW Copter
- Volkswagen air-cooled engine version
Specifications (Bannick 125hp two place)
[edit]Data from Air Progress
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m)
- Height: 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
- Empty weight: 352 lb (160 kg)
- Gross weight: 800 lb (363 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 8 U.S. gallons (30 L; 6.7 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming horizontally opposed piston aircraft engine
- Main rotor diameter: 2 × 26 ft 8 in (8.13 m)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 70 kn (80 mph, 130 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 52 kn (60 mph, 97 km/h)
- Rate of climb: 900 ft/min (4.6 m/s)
See also
[edit]Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
[edit]- ^ John William, Ransom Taylor. Helicopters and VTOL aircraft. p. 79.
- ^ Air Progress Sport Aircraft: 78. Winter 1969.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Flight International. 20 May 1965.
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