Marenco Swisshelicopter SKYe SH09
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| Role | Helicopter |
| National origin | Switzerland |
| Manufacturer | Marenco Swisshelicopter |
| First flight | 2 October 2014 |
| Introduction | 28 November 2013 at Mollis[1] |
| Status | Under development |
| Program cost | US$3 million (2012) |
The Marenco Swisshelicopter SKYe SH09 is a Swiss five to eight seat, single-engine utility helicopter which is currently under development by Marenco Swisshelicopter.[2]
Contents
Development
The SKYe SH09 was first proposed in 2007. A scale model was displayed at Heli-Expo 2011.[3]
It achieved first flight in October 2014.[4][5][6] Marenco stopped flight tests after 100 flight hours in summer 2015 to develop the second prototype, which incorporates a modified bearing-free rotor head and new blades to reduce vibrations.[7][8] A third prototype, which will be close to the production version will be completed in 2016. Type certification is likely to occur in 2017. Marenco had 70 Letters of intent in autumn 2015 and 90 in spring 2016, half of them from North America.[9] They expect to produce 40-100 aircraft per year,[10] and are considering a twin-engine version of the design.[11] Development has been delayed because Marenco had to design not only the helicopter itself, but also the supporting tools such as test equipment.[10][12]
Design
The SH09 is a single engine, composite helicopter with sliding side doors and a rear clamshell. The tail rotor is shrouded and the main rotor uses a five-bladed bearingless hub. The fuselage includes additional floor mounted windows between the pilots seats for vertical visibility.[13] Some of the materials used are from TenCate for Out of autoclave composite manufacturing[14] and Gurit.[15] The glass cockpit is a Sagem ICDS-8A.[16]
Operators
- Henley Air on order[17]
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| Name | LOI | Orders | Options |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helisul | 10 | ||
| Saphire Blue | 2 | ||
| David Gold | 1 | ||
| Horizon Helicopter | 1 | ||
| Rotorworld | 1 | ||
| Private buyers | |||
| Total | 90 |
Source[9]
Specifications (SKYe SH09)
Data from Helicopter Magazine Europe, Marenco[18][9]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1-2
- Capacity: 3-7
- Length: 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
- Empty weight: 1,300 kg (2,866 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 2,650 kg (5,842 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 750 liters (198 US gallons)
- Rotor systems: 5 blades on bearingless main rotor, shrouded 120cm tail rotor[10]
- Powerplant: 1 × Honeywell HTS900-2[19] turboshaft engine, 761 kW (1,021 hp)
- Main rotor diameter: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Performance
- Cruise speed: 259–269 km/h; 161–167 mph (140–145 kn)
- Range: 800 km (497 mi; 432 nmi)
- Sling-load: 3,300 lb (1,497 kg)
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- AgustaWestland AW119 Koala[10]
- Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
- Bell 407[10]
- Eurocopter EC120
- Eurocopter AS350 / Eurocopter EC130[10]
References
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- ↑ "Marenco Swisshelicopter SKYe SH09 goes airborne for the first time" Marenco PR
- ↑ Dubois, Thierry. "Start-up Marenco Flies SKYe Helicopter for First Time" AINonline, 2 October 2014. Accessed: 3 October 2014.
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