Innovator Mosquito Air
| Mosquito Air | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Helicopter |
| National origin | Canada |
| Manufacturer | Innovator Technologies |
| Status | In production (2017) |
| Variants | Mosquito XE |
The Innovator Mosquito Air is a Canadian helicopter produced by Innovator Technologies of Rockyview, Alberta. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1]
Design and development
[edit]The Mosquito Air was designed to comply with the United States FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles, including the category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg). The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg). It features a single main rotor and tail rotor, a single-seat open cockpit without a windshield, skid landing gear and a two-cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke 64 hp (48 kW) Zanzottera MZ 202 engine.[1]
The aircraft fuselage is made from bolted-together 6061-T6 aluminium tubing, with a carbon fibre tail boom and support struts. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of 5.5 m (18.0 ft) and a chord of 17 cm (6.7 in). The cyclic control is routed via the centre of the rotor mast and the main rotor transmission is a poly "V" belt. The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 115 kg (254 lb) and a gross weight of 240 kg (529 lb), giving a useful load of 125 kg (276 lb). With full fuel of 19 litres (4.2 imp gal; 5.0 US gal) the payload for the pilot and baggage is 111 kg (245 lb).[1]
Reviewer Werner Pfaendler describes the design as "simple, but intelligent and reliable".[1]
The Mosquito Air is the basis for the enclosed cockpit Mosquito XE.[1]
Specifications (Mosquito Air)
[edit]Data from Tacke[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Empty weight: 115 kg (254 lb)
- Gross weight: 240 kg (529 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 19 litres (4.2 imp gal; 5.0 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Zanzottera MZ 202 twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke aircraft engine, 48 kW (64 hp)
- Main rotor diameter: 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
- Main rotor area: 24 m2 (260 sq ft)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 102 km/h (63 mph, 55 kn)
- Cruise speed: 102 km/h (63 mph, 55 kn)
- Rate of climb: 4 m/s (790 ft/min)
- Disk loading: 10 kg/m2 (2.0 lb/sq ft)