Baumgartl PB-63
| PB-63 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Single-seat lightweight helicopter |
| National origin | Brazil |
| Manufacturer | Fábrica do Galeão |
| Designer | Paul Baumgärtl |
| First flight | 1950s |
| Number built | 1[1] |
The Baumgärtl PB-63 was a 1950s single-seat helicopter designed and built by the Austrian-designer Paul Baumgärtl for the Brazilian Air Ministry.[2] The PB-63 was of a conventional pod and boom design with an open steel-tube construction and it had a single main rotor and a tail-mounted anti-torque rotor.[2] It had a tricycle landing gear with the pilot in an open sided cabin at the front.[3] The PB-63 was powered by an 85 hp (63 kW) Continental C85-12 flat-four piston engine.[2]
Specifications[edit]
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Empty weight: 238 kg (525 lb)
- Gross weight: 360 kg (794 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental C85-12 flat-four piston engine , 63 kW (85 hp)
- Main rotor diameter: 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 114 km/h (71 mph, 62 kn)
- Service ceiling: 2,285 m (7,500 ft)
See also[edit]
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Bibliography[edit]
- Apostolo, Giorgio. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Helicopters. New York: Bonanza Books, 1984. ISBN 0-517-439352.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft Part Work 1982-1985). London: Orbis Publishing, 1985.
- Pereira, Roberto. Construção Aeronáutica no Brasil 1910–1976. São Paulo: Aquarius Editora, 1986. ISBN 9788585262693.