UFO HELI THRUSTER

 

BRAND and MODEL
UFO HELI THRUSTER
TYPE
Two-seat sport gyrocopter
ORIGIN
New Zealand
ENGINE
One 97 kw (130 hp) Subaru EJ-22 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed liquid-cooled engine
SPECIFICATIONS

Rotor span: 8.83 m (28 ft 11 in)

Rotor disk area: 65.68 m² (707 sq ft)

Mast height: 2.7 m (9 ft 2 in)

Length: 3.7 m (12 ft 3 in)

Max speed: 190 km/h (119 mph)

Cruising speed: 160 km/h (99 mph)

Rate of climb: 450 m/min (1,476 ft/min)

Endurance: 6 hrs at 161 km/h (100 mph)

Range: 966 km (600 miles)

Fuel capacity: 108 litres (24 Imp gals)

Empty weight: 300 kg (661 lb)

Loaded weight: 720 kg (1,587 lb)

PHOTO
University of Alaska Fairbanks:Source of phothograph