Piasecki 16H Pathfinder
16H Pathfinder | |
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Piasecki 16H-1 Pathfinder | |
Role | Experimental high-speed helicopter Type of aircraft |
Manufacturer | Piasecki Aircraft |
First flight | 21 February 1962 (16H-1) 15 November 1965 (16H-1A)[1] |
Primary user | United States Army |
The Piasecki 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.
Variants
- Model 16H-1 Pathfinder
- one PWC PT6B-2 with one 405 shp turboshaft engine
- Model 16H-1A Pathfinder II
- larger version with one 1,250 shp (930 kW) T58-GE-8
- Model 16H-1C Pathfinder III
- proposed conversion of the 16H-1A with one 1,500 shp (1,100 kW) T58-GE-5 [2]
- Model 16H-3J
- nine-seat development, not built.
Specifications (16H-1A)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/66/Piasecki_16h-1A-1.jpg/220px-Piasecki_16h-1A-1.jpg)
Data from U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: two pilots
- Capacity: up to six passengers
- Length: 37 ft 3 in (11.4 m)
- Wingspan: 32 ft 10 in (10.0 m)
- Height: 11 ft 4 in (3.45 m)
- Empty weight: 4,800 lb (2,165 kg)
- Gross weight: 10,800 lb (4,870 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × General Electric T58-GE-8 turboshaft , 1,250 hp (930 kW)
- Main rotor diameter: 44 ft 0 in (13.4 m)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 230 mph (370 km/h, 200 kn)
- Cruise speed: 175 mph (280 km/h, 152 kn)
- Range: 950 mi (1,530 km, 830 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 18,700 ft (5,700 m)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- Piasecki X-49
- VFW-Fokker H3 Sprinter
Related lists
- List of rotorcraft
References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Robb, Raymond L. "Hybrid helicopters: Compounding the quest for speed", Vertiflite. Summer 2006. American Helicopter Society.
External links
- Model 16H-1 Pathfinder Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Model 16H-1A Pathfinder II Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Model 16H-3 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
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